BOULDER CITY (KSNV MyNews3) – A man jumped to his death this afternoon by Hoover Dam.
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Bureau of Reclamation officials say that the man was hanging onto a railing for two hours before letting go. Witnesses say he hit the rocks and fell into the water. Officials have recovered the body.
This is the third suicide off the O'Callaghan-Tillman bridge this year.
The investigation has been turned over to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
The Clark County coroner’s office will release the victim’s identity.
Traffic was tied up for several hours as officials closed the U.S. 93 Hoover Dam Bypass bridge in an attempt to talk the man down.