A person reportedly died after jumping off the Tobin Bridge in Charlestown Tuesday morning.

A spokesperson with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office confirmed to BostInno a death investigation is currently underway on Terminal Street on the northbound side of the Tobin Bridge in Charlestown. The facts and circumstances of the incident remain unclear at this time, and the unidentified victim’s gender has not been specified, the DA spokesperson said.

Universal Hub posted a tweet shortly after 9 a.m. reporting the incident, citing Boston Police and Boston Fire scanners. Twitter user @NEFirebuff followed up with another tweet minutes later that stated a person had jumped from the Tobin, likely based on similar sources.

 

 

Shortly before 9 a.m., Boston EMS tweeted units had responded to Terminal St. in Charlestown to reports of a “jumper.” Minutes later, EMS tweeted that alleged jumper was “non-viable” – deceased.

 

 

The DA spokesperson confirmed the incident occurred at 9 a.m.

Incidents on the Tobin Bridge fall under State Police jurisdiction.

In January, 2013, a man pulled his car over on the Tobin Bridge, exited the vehicle and jumped to his death. This incident followed a pair of suicide attempts on the Tobin, BostInno reported previously, citing State Police records.

The Tobin Bridge is maintained by the state transportation department (MassDOT), which, despite the earlier string of suicide attempts, said at the time there were no plans to introduce infrastructure to prevent people from jumping off the bridge.

Following the 2013 incident, suicide prevention advocates told BostInno additional measures ought to be in place to prevent future incidents on the Tobin.

“I have heard of [agencies] putting higher guardrails up,” said Elizabeth Blake, a grief support volunteer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. “Whatever they can do—anything they are willing to do—every little bit helps.”

In San Francisco, a $76 million funding plan was recently approved to install steel-cable nets below the Golden Gate Bridge to safeguard against suicide attempts, Slate reports.

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