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Tappan Zee Bridge workers wrestle jumper to ground

Bridge workers and truck drivers helped rescue a man who attempted to take a fatal plunge off the Tappan Zee Wednesday. Two or three truck drivers saw the man first and stopped to help. Bridge electrician

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Apr 23, 2008, 6:49 PM

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