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@gvanullen tweeted this photo of the jumper with this message: “Possible jumper on Brooklyn Bridge. Hope they can help…”
A 19-year-old man climbed the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge today and jumped to his death during the morning rush hour.
The victim plummeted from the east tower on the Brooklyn-bound side, landing near the upscale River Cafe in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn.
![River Cafe](http://heavy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/river-cafe.jpg)
River Cafe.
Firefighters responded around 7:20 a.m., and the teen stood atop the tower until making the leap at 8:05.
A helicopter rescue attempt failed.
![cafe](http://heavy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cafe1.png)
The bridge was shut down for several hours.
The victim remains unidentified, described only as Asian.
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Via the New York Post.
Sources: Daily Mail, NY Post, Gothamist