Woman leaps to her death from New River Gorge Bridge

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — A woman leaped to her death from the iconic New River Gorge Bridge in Fayette County early Saturday morning.

Fayette County 911 received a call about a car parked along the bridge about 5:30 a.m. Saturday. Deputies arrived on the scene and saw the woman jump. Her name has not been released. She’s 36 and from Michigan.

Rangers from the National Park Service retrieved her body from the New River below.





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