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Bridge jumper causes alarm

Two marine rescue boats scoured the waters below the William R. Bennett Bridge Saturday afternoon, after receiving reports of a person who jumped off the bridge and didn't resurface.

The call came in just after 1 p.m., and the boats, along with onshore RCMP officers, quickly began searching the area.

A single lane was briefly closed on the bridge as emergency responders looked on from above.

After talking with beach-goers at nearby Mushroom Beach, officers learned a person matching the description of the jumper had swam to shore earlier.

The RCMP called off the search at about 1:40 p.m.



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