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Jogger saves man who jumped from Lee Bridge

WATCH: Man who jumped from Lee Bridge expected to survive
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RICHMOND, Va. -- The man police say jumped from lee bridge in Richmond Friday morning is expected to survive.

Officers were called to Belle Isle just before 8 a.m. when a jogger there heard a splash and screams.

Before police arrived the jogger went into the water and grabbed the man – and took him to a rock to wait for police.

The victim is being treated for broken bones.

The jogger who jumped in after him was not injured.

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