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Police Identify Tappan Zee Bridge Jumper as Westchester Teen

Submitted by sue guzman on Thu, 06/10/2010 - 5:29pm

Residents of the Shrub Oak section of Yorktown are stunned today after learning that the person who jumped from the Tappan Zee Bridge this morning is a teenager and a recent graduate of Lakeland High School. Officials say the body of 19 year old Elizabeth Lynch-Gonzalez washed ashore around noon today, 10 hours after she jumped from the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Witnesses reported seeing the teen drive her car onto the bridge, climb over the railing and jump.

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