An elderly Burlington man was rescued from the Mississippi River Thursday after apparently jumping from the Great River Bridge.
Henderson County Sheriff Steven Haynes says in a news release that at around 8:23 am, a report of a male jumping off of the Great River Bridge near the Gulfport exit was received by the Sheriff’s Department. Minutes earlier, Des Moines County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting that an elderly man was sitting on the edge of the bridge, holding on to a light pole.
Rescue boats from the Burlington Fire Department were launched and within a few minutes an 84 year old man was pulled from the river and taken to Great River Medical Center, where he is currently listed in very critical condition.
