A fisherman close to Martha’s Winery on Thursday discovered a lifeless particular person whom police imagine to be a person who disappeared after leaping from the “Jaws Bridge.”
Massachusetts State Police had been in search of 21-year-old Tavaughn Bulgin, who jumped into the water close to Edgartown late Sunday evening. His 26-year-old brother, Tavaris, jumped from the bridge on the identical time, and his physique was discovered earlier than dawn Monday.
The bridge — formally the American Legion Memorial Bridge — connects Edgartown with Oak Bluffs on the island south of Cape Cod. It's a widespread vacationer vacation spot due to its look within the 1975 shark movie.
In an announcement Thursday, state police mentioned: “At roughly 11:30 a.m. in the present day, a shell fisherman situated the deceased physique of a younger grownup male on the western fringe of Sengekontacket Pond. The physique matches the outline of Tavaughn Bulgin.”
The brothers have been from Jamaica; Tavaughn was a seasonal employee at a Martha’s Winery restaurant. A GoFundMe web page known as him “a musical prodigy and gifted soccer/soccer participant.”
Leaping off the bridge shouldn't be allowed, however children rising up on the island and vacationers have completed so for many years. The roadway is about 15 toes above the water, relying on the tide, and the present pulls swimmers towards the ocean.
Sengekontacket Pond, the place the physique was discovered, is the coastal pond west of the bridge and the barrier seaside. Most bridge jumpers face the opposite approach.