On the morning of December 30, 2016, a vehicle registered to 30-year-old Daniel Friedman of Monsey, New York, was found abandoned on the east side of the Bear Mountain Bridge. Surveillance footage from the span captured a figure believed to be Friedman jumping at about 4:00 a.m., and the New York State Bridge Authority reported a possible jumper, prompting the official investigation by the New York State Police in Cortlandt.

Marine and aviation units from Rockland and Westchester counties conducted extensive searches of the Hudson River but did not locate his body. Friedman had served on the Ramapo Town Council after being appointed at age 23 in 2010, later worked for the Rockland County Legislature and taught as an adjunct at Rockland Community College. Colleagues described him as talented and hardworking and said he had not shown outward signs of distress.

Does anyone who knew Daniel or was in the area that night have information that could help clarify what happened?