A young couple jumped into the Yangtze River from the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge yesterday afternoon, and are reported missing, the Hubei Daily reported。
A Hubei Daily reporter was taking photos of air pollution near the river when someone suddenly shouted: "there is a person in the river!" When he looked under the bridge to investigate what had happened, another person climbed over the guardrail and jumped off。
The reporter photographed the incident and called the police. However, the two were engulfed by the cold water in less than 10 seconds. The police arrived at the scene two minutes later and called for a speedboat。
Two black jackets, a woman's handbag, a bottle of drinks and a lighter were found where the pair had jumped from the bridge. The reporter later recalled that 10 minutes before the incident he passed by a couple wearing black leaning against the guardrail and smoking。
An identity card found from the items showed that one of the jumpers was a 20-year-old man surnamed Liu. He was from Huangpo district's Caidian town, located in Wuhan。
Liu's uncle told the reporter that the young man hadn't quarreled with his parents, and had no idea who the woman was。
27日中午，武汉长江大桥上，两名年轻人先后翻越护栏坠入江中。至27日晚9时记者发稿时，两人仍下落不明。
中午12时，记者在长江大桥武昌桥头堡处拍雾霾天气照片，突然有人呼喊“江面上有个人”。记者朝大桥下方看去，发现在距武昌江滩约百余米处，有一人在水中挣扎，时隐时现。就在这时，又有人爬上大桥护栏，一跃而下，记者根本来不及阻拦。
见有人坠江，记者下意识按下快门，并立即报警。但不到10秒，两人已被江水吞没。在事发现场的人行道上，遗留有两件黑夹克、一个女式提包、一瓶饮料和一个打火机。
2分钟后，民警赶到现场，并派快艇在落水区域搜寻。警方从遗留物品中找到一张名为刘某的身份证，显示该男子生于1993年5月，籍贯是黄陂区蔡店乡。
随后，记者翻看所拍照片时，突然想起事发前10分钟，曾从这两名穿黑衣的年轻人身边走过。当时，一男一女背对护栏，蹲在人行道上低头吸烟，未发现异常情况。
27日下午，记者辗转联系到刘某的叔叔。据他介绍，刘某初中毕业后一直在城区打工，春节期间也没和父母亲争吵。至于坠桥女子，他并不清楚是谁。
武汉水上警方27日表示，民警一直打捞搜救到晚上6时。由于长江正处枯水季节，桥面距江面40多米，两人坠桥后生还希望渺茫，目前已通报下游沿江派出所，如发现踪迹，将及时进行身份比对。
27日中午12点，记者在长江大桥拍摄雾霾天气时，一名跳江者意外被摄入镜头，转瞬间无影无踪。