Two men jumped into the East River in separate incidents on Saturday. The first man fell from the Williamsburg Bridge around 8:30 a.m. He was rescued by the FDNY and taken to a hospital, but later died. A second man, wearing clothing and a backpack, leaped into the river from a Randall's Island ferry landing at about 12:20 p.m. Authorities initiated searches with NYPD aviation and scuba units for the second man, but he was not found immediately.
At around 8:30 a.m., the first man plummeted from the Williamsburg Bridge into the East River and was later brought to New York Presbyterian Hospital but could not be saved.
Witnesses reported seeing a second man, fully clothed with a backpack, jumping into the East River from a Randall's Island ferry landing around 12:20 p.m.
NYPD aviation and scuba units conducted search operations in the water for the second man, but he was not immediately recovered.
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