It's no Tobin, but jumping off the Longfellow can kill you, too

By adamg on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 11:48pm

The Boston Fire Department tweets the body of a man who jumped off the Longfellow around 6:30 p.m. was recovered on the Cambridge side of the Charles. Wicked Local Cambridge reports foul play is not suspected.

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Comments

Im guessing death was due to

By J on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 12:30am.

Im guessing death was due to the cold water, and not the height?

Suicide strikes me as

By anon on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 9:51am.

Suicide strikes me as something to not be cheeky about.

What about making trite comments?

By anon on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 11:43am.

Is that OK? No one's being cheeky here. Get over yourself.

Screaming People

By SwirlyGrrl on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 10:28am.

Must be what that was all about ... I was descending into Cambridge on my bike when I heard a bunch of screaming and shouting well behind me. Yikes, and sadness to his family.