Teen Dies After Jumping From Don Holt Bridge; NCPD Investigating
A teenager jumped from the Don Holt Bridge on I-526 eastbound this morning, prompting a temporary closure of eastbound lanes while North Charleston police and Charleston Police Marine Unit searched and recovered the victim.
At about 7:22 a.m. officers responded to a call on I-526 eastbound atop the Don Holt Bridge reporting an individual had jumped. Investigators say a teenager exited a vehicle and jumped from the bridge before officers arrived; the Charleston Police Marine Unit located the victim under the bridge and the person was pronounced deceased shortly after. The North Charleston Police Department and the Charleston County Coroner's Office are investigating.