NYC Correctional Officer jumps to his death from the Verrazzano Bridge

An officer at the city correctional facility jumped to his death from the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge Friday morning, officials said.

Edward Roman, 38, was seen parking his car on the Brooklyn side of the bridge and jumping into the water just after 6:30 a.m., police officers and corrections officers said.

NYPD divers were deployed and the victim was eventually recovered by the US Coast Guard, police officers said.

EMS responded to the Coast Guard at Search Lane in Staten Island and took the man to Staten Island University Hospital North with life-threatening injuries, police said.

He was pronounced dead about an hour later.

“Edward Roman served this city and this department with honor as a Correctional Officer for 10 years,” said DOC Commissioner Louis Molina. “Our sincere condolences go to his family and loved ones. We had prayed for his recovery and now this tragic loss will be felt across the agency.”

Correctional Officers Benevolent Association President Benny Boscio said in a statement, “Our hearts are broken and our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Officer Roman and his colleagues.”

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