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Boy Jumps Off Bridge Landing on Boat
August 20, 2020 | MASSACHUSETTS
PETER LOBO, Correspondent

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO

Photo by PETER LOBO
This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
On August 20th, Falmouth Engine 21, Ambulance 39, and Car 33 responded to 156 Menauhant Road for a report of a 13 year-old boy who jumped off a bridge and hit a boat. The boy had jumped 50’ off the bridge and landed on a boat full of teenagers. The teenagers brought the boat to shore and notified emergency personal. The boy sustained neck, back and spinal injuries. He was transported by a Medflight helicopter to a Boston hospital. The Falmouth police and Environmental police were investigating the accident. Quite often teenagers jump off the bridge illegally