ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, February 20, 1996 TAG: 9602200090
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: PEMBROKE
SOURCE: LISA APPLEGATE
More than 24 hours after they began looking, Giles County Sheriff's investigators were still searching for the body of a teen-ager who apparently jumped off a bridge into the New River.
The girl jumped off the Commissary Hill Bridge on Sunday afternoon, a friend who was with her told authorities. Divers from Montgomery and Giles counties spent several hours Sunday and Monday searching for the body.
The victim's name is not being released by authorities.
Giles County Investigator Willie Lucas said police were still dragging the river almost a mile downstream Monday afternoon. Cold temperatures, strong currents and almost no visibility made the search almost impossible for divers.
Lucas said they did find the girl's coat about 300 yards from the bridge.
He said there is no time limit on the search, and he won't rule out any explanation until the body is found.
LENGTH: Short : 29 lines KEYWORDS: FATALITY SUICIDEby CNB