Gretna, LA: Family finds body of 20-year-old bridge jumper

The body of 20-year-old Gretna resident Jake Bodden was recovered by family members four days after he jumped to his death off the Hale Boggs Bridge in Luling.

St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office officials said Bodden pulled his silver Nissan 300Z to the shoulder of the bridge and jumped off on the morning of Oct. 3.

“We had a witness that was traveling southbound on the Hale Boggs Bridge and it happened that quick. Without hesitation the subject just got out of the car and jumped off the bridge,” Sheriff’s Office public information officer Dwayne LaGrange said.

Although the Sheriff’s Office suspected Bodden was the jumper, they did not release his name at first because his body was not immediately found.

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