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Man found safe after water rescue in Plainfield Twp.

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Posted at 3:24 PM, Jul 02, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-02 21:51:27-04

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A man has been safely located after jumping off the Jupiter Street Bridge in Plainfield Township, according to Sgt. Joy Matthews with the Kent County Sheriff's Office.

Kent County Dispatch says crews responded to a call about a man jumping off the Jupiter Street Bridge around 2:30 p.m. Friday.

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Dispatch says the caller reported a man wearing pink shorts and a pink shirt jumped off the bridge but did not resurface. Witnesses say the man had been pacing back and forth on the bridge before jumping.

The incident remains under investigation.

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