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Fishermen rescue man who jumped from Sunshine Skyway

St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue

The unidentified man is the fifth person to jump from the bridge in 2009 and the second to survive.

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Published: July 17, 2009

TAMPA - A man survived a jump from the center of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge this morning after three men in a fishing boat pulled him to safety.

Paramedics with St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue, with help from its marine unit and Eckerd College Search and Rescue, met the 18-foot fishing boat and stabilized the man, fire and recue said.

Several witnesses saw the man, described as in his mid-30s, park a white Ford F-150 pickup on the bridge at about 9:45 a.m. He walked to the edge and jumped, landing near the fishing boat.

The man was taken by boat to O'Neill's Marina, 6701 34th Street S., and then by ambulance to Bayfront Medical Center.

His name was not immediately available.

He is the fifth person to jump from the bridge in 2009 and the second to survive.

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