FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. — A man died Wednesday afternoon after jumping from the Royal Gorge Bridge, officials say.
Reports of a man jumping from the bridge came in around 2:46 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release from the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office,
Surveillance footage and witnesses confirmed the reports, according to the release, and rafters on the Arkansas River reported seeing human remains in the river a short time later.
The incident remains under investigation.
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