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A woman jumped from the Route 30 bridge into the Susquehanna River at mid-day — and survived. The woman jumped at about 1:45 p.m., after parking her car on the westbound side of the bridge. The woman was described as having light-colored hair and wearing a red coat and jeans. After she jumped, she was seen swimming in the river. By the time rescue crews scooped her up, she was standing in waist-deep water between the Route 30 and Route 462 bridges. A medic unit transported her to a Lancaster County hospital. The woman is among several people who have survived jumping off one of the two Susquehanna River bridges, which parallel each other. A 27-year-old man survived a jump off the Route 462 bridge in June 2008. At the time, police said the only other survivor they were aware of was a woman who was badly injured after jumping off the same bridge more than 10 years ago.
