Girl, 16, stable after apparently jumping from Ben Franklin Bridge
A 16-year-old girl was rescued from the Delaware River after apparently jumping from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge Monday afternoon, police said.
A 16-year-old girl was rescued from the Delaware River after apparently jumping from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge Monday afternoon, police said.
About 4:20 p.m., the teen was spotted in the river screaming for help and was pulled from the water by a police marine unit.
She was taken by medics to Hahnemann University Hospital, where she was reported in stable condition, police said.
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