PITTSBURGH (100.1 FM and AM 1020 KDKA) — Pittsburgh Public Safety declared Saturday evening that a man had climbed up the Fort Pitt Bridge.
Inbound lanes on the bridge had been shut down entirely because of the man’s scaling of the structure.
Traffic closures came at around 8:40 Saturday night.
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After traffic had been closed, Public Safety took swift action in attempts to bring the man back down the bridge.
First responders ultimately made it up to the upper deck before the “male in crisis” leaped.
The male was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Pennsylvania State Police has since stepped in to handle the investigation, which is ongoing.