Search for jumper proves fruitless

Rescuers searched the Missouri River unsuccessfully Monday afternoon after receiving a report that a man had jumped into the icy water from the Plattsmouth toll bridge.

They called off the search about two and a half hours later — about 6 p.m. — because of extreme cold and evening darkness, Cass County Sheriff William Brueggemann said.

The man who jumped is believed to be an 18-year-old from Plattsmouth, Brueggemann said.

At 3:22 p.m., a witness reported seeing a man park a car on the bridge, get out of the vehicle and jump over the edge.

The search will resume today, the sheriff said.

— Susan Szalewski

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