Search ends for suspect who jumped into Schuylkill River to evade police

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Thursday, July 21, 2016
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Authorities say they have ended the search for a man who jumped into the Schuylkill River to escape police.

LOWER MERION TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- Authorities say they have ended their search for a man who jumped into the Schuylkill River to escape police in Lower Merion Township.



They have not said if the man was found.



It all began at about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, when Lower Merion Police pulled a driver over near Hollow and River roads for a possible DUI violation.



The driver got out of the vehicle, ran to the water and jumped in.



Crews in boats searched the river overnight, as a Philadelphia police helicopter searched from the sky.



The search was called off sometime before dawn on Thursday.

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