George Michael Harris
St. Georges, DE
Based on circumstances, it is believed that Mr. Harris parked his vehicle at crest of bridge and climbed over the safety fencing. A man matching his general description was witnessed to jump from the bridge approximately 133' into the Chesapeake-Delaware canal below. Tidal flow at the time was eastbound. Decedent's body not visible after the jump and never located. Wallet and identification of George Harris was found in the parked vehicle which was registered to Mr. Harris (on the bridge). The waterways were searched by Delaware state police, USCG and Delaware City Fire Department. The St. Georges Bridge is a steel truss bridge with a tied arch span that carries U.S. Route 13 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal in St. Georges, Delaware. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and opened in 1942 as a high-level crossing, the bridge was the first four-lane, high-level crossing to span the canal.
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