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UPDATE: Man dies after Bideford bridge plunge

Published: 9:17 AM February 23, 2009    Updated: 5:33 PM December 11, 2020

A 40-year-old Bideford man has died in hospital after jumping from the town's Longbridge early on Thursday morning.

A 40-year-old Bideford man has died in hospital after jumping from the town's Longbridge early on Thursday morning.The man, who has not been officially named by police, was one of two men seen jumping into the River Torridge just after midnight.He died at North Devon District Hospital yesterday (Sunday).

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