Coast Guard suspends search for worker who fell from bridge
The U.S. Coast Guard late Tuesday suspended its search for worker who fell off the Manns Harbor Bridge into Croatan Sound earlier in the day, officials said.
Posted — UpdatedSydney Valesco was doing maintenance work on the bridge for VHP Enterprises Inc., of Tarpon Springs, Fla., which was hired by the state Department of Transportation for the project. The bridge carries U.S. Highway 64 Business across the sound to Manteo and Roanoke Island.
Valesco fell about 15 to 20 feet from the middle of the bridge into the water at about 8 a.m. He wasn't wearing any safety gear, so another worker jumped in to assist him but was unable to do so, officials said.
Emergency personnel pulled the second worker from the water, and he suffered no injuries, officials said.
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