Blue Ridge Parkway temporarily closed Monday after apparent suicide

Police and rescue personnel responded about 3:35 p.m. to a bridge in Roanoke County.

JORDAN FIFER | The Roanoke Times

The bridge over the Roanoke River near mile marker 114 on the Blue Ridge Parkway was closed Monday while police investigated an apparent suicide.

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Jordan Fifer | 981-3349

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

A portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Roanoke County was closed for several hours Monday while police and rescue personnel investigated an apparent suicide.

The bridge over the Roanoke River near mile marker 114 was blocked by emergency workers who responded about 3:35 p.m. to a report of a man who jumped from the overpass, according to a Roanoke County police news release.

A 48-year-old Roanoke man was found and pronounced dead at the scene shortly after crews arrived, the news release said.

The bridge had reopened by 6:45 p.m., an emergency dispatcher said.

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