Body Recovered Near Mt. Hope Bridge [UPDATED]
Bristol Police Deputy Chief Steven Contente confirmed that a male driver made the first call to police after seeing the woman stop her car on the bridge Wednesday morning.
Update, posted 11:10 am on Jan. 31: Bristol Police Deputy Chief Steven Contente this morning said that the first call was made by a male driver who saw the woman stop her car in the southbound lane of the Mount Hope Bridge just before 11 am. Officials will not be releasing the woman's name out of respect for her family's privacy, Contente explained. Update, posted 2:38 pm on Jan. 30: Bristol Police Deputy Chief Steven Contente confirmed that the body of a 79-year-old female from Bristol was found in the waters near the Mount Hope Bridge on Wednesday morning. Her identity has not been released. Contente said the woman was unresponsive after rescue personnel pulled her from the water, and was pronounced dead at Rhode Island Hospital later …
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