Search of Springfield Watershops Pond discontinued without finding reported jumper

A search for a suspected jumper yielded nothing, a fire official said.

View full sizeStaff photo by Steve NantonDivers search the water under the Gen. Edwards Bridge for a man who was seen jumping off the bridge just before 1 p.m. Wednesday. A Springfield fire department truck is parked on the bridge and a fire department rescue boat can be seen in the background

This is an update of a story that was posted Wednesday at 3:13 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD - An underwater search of Watershops Pond in the vicinity of General Edwards Bridge for a man who witnesses said jumped into the water yielded nothing, Fire Department spokesman Dennis Leger said.

Members of the Springfield police and state police dive teams searched the pond in the vicinity of the bridge for several hours Wednesday before discontinuing Wednesday night. The search was resumed Thursday morning for a few hours before it was called off, Leger said.

Witnesses reported to 911 just before 1 p.m. that they saw a man jump from the bridge along Roosevelt Avenue into the water. Witnesses who was down closer to the water they did not see anyone in the water or climbing out on the bank.