Body of Verona man who jumped from Hulton Bridge recovered from Ohio River
The body of a man who crashed his car on the Hulton Bridge in Oakmont on Nov. 7 and then jumped over the side into the Allegheny River was recovered on Wednesday afternoon from the Ohio River in Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased as Jeremy Gilroy, 42, of Verona.
Pittsburgh Public Safety reported that city police and EMS personnel recovered the body of a man from the Ohio near the 1500 block of Reedsdale Street just before 4 p.m.
The Pittsburgh Police Department’s Violent Crime Unit detectives are investigating.
Emergency responders from several communities including Elizabeth Township, Oakmont, Blawnox and Harmar searched for several days.
Lower Kiski Water Rescue/Public Safety Dive Team was also called to help scour the river.
Michael DiVittorio is a TribLive reporter covering general news in Western Pennsylvania, with a penchant for festivals and food. He can be reached at mdivittorio@triblive.com.
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