SPRINGFIELD – The Memorial Bridge was closed for about an hour Thursday after a man jumped from the bridge into the Connecticut River.
Firefighters saved the unidentified man by lowering a high-angle rescue system from the ladder of a firetruck and pulling him from the water, fire officials said.
The man was walking and alert when located by police. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance for evaluation, said Ryan Walsh, police spokesman.
Details of the incident, which was reported at about noon, are still sketchy. The bridge was expected to be reopen quickly, Walsh said.
Massachusetts State Police and the Massachusetts State Police Airwing helicopter responded, along with the Springfield Police and Fire departments. The Springfield Fire Department raised a ladder truck over the railing as part of the rescue effort.
