Crime & Safety

University Place Man Who Jumped Off Tacoma Narrows Bridge On Tuesday Identified

Tom Champlin, 62, pulled over to the right shoulder on the eastbound bridge and jumped, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The Washington State Patrol has idenitifed the University Place man who died Tuesday after jumping off the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

Tom Champlin, 62, pulled his car over on the right shoulder headed eastbound, got out of his car and jumped off the bridge.

Rescuers recovered his body out of the water about a half a mile north of the bridge.

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