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Man who jumped off Alex Fraser Bridge couldn't have been saved: IIO

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 27 Oct, 2023 03:50 PM
  • Man who jumped off Alex Fraser Bridge couldn't have been saved: IIO

British Columbia's police watchdog has found that officers could not have prevented the death of a man who jumped off a bridge in Delta this week.

The Independent Investigations Office of B-C says that officers responded to a call on Monday to find the man in distress and standing outside the railing on the side of the Alex Fraser Bridge.

It says officers attempted to communicate with the man but efforts to get him to leave the bridge were unsuccessful.

The man was later pronounced dead at the scene.

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