Man, 84, dies after leaping from Jamestown-Scotland ferry

Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 4:01 a.m.
As the ferry Pocahontas neared the midway point of the James River around 2:30 p.m. on a cold, rainy Monday, a Williamsburg man leapt to his death into the frigid waters, authorities said. The man was in the river about 15 minutes before being pulled into a rescue boat, said James City County police Lt. Jeremy Barnett. The water was about 47 degrees at the surface Monday, according to the National Weather Service. James City police yesterday identified the man as Daniel Robert Bartley, 84.


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