MANHATTAN — A man who jumped off the Staten Island Ferry near Governors Island late Thursday night still has not been found, authorities said.
Crews with the Coast Guard, NYPD and FDNY scoured the waters between Manhattan and Staten Island for more than two hours after the man leapt from the bow of the Spirit of America about 10:15 p.m., Coast Guard officials said.
Someone just fell off my ferry
— Annemarie Dooling (@TravelingAnna) August 25, 2017
Onboard cameras captured footage of the man dropping into the water, Coast Guard officials said.
The ferry's crew tossed a life ring into the water and dropped a small boat into the water, officials said.
Ferry rider Annemarie Dooling tweeted an account of the chaos that erupted after the man leaped.
People are running everywhere crying
— Annemarie Dooling (@TravelingAnna) August 25, 2017
I am terrified
— Annemarie Dooling (@TravelingAnna) August 25, 2017
The boat is going backwards now. I'm honestly too scared to look outside because people are yelling
— Annemarie Dooling (@TravelingAnna) August 25, 2017
— Annemarie Dooling (@TravelingAnna) August 25, 2017
We are still in the harbor with no crew announcements. Lots of spotlights and police boats. Tourists asked me what's going on
— Annemarie Dooling (@TravelingAnna) August 25, 2017
A man next to me is praying loudly
— Annemarie Dooling (@TravelingAnna) August 25, 2017
Announcement finally came. pic.twitter.com/YUWNKk3dB5
— Annemarie Dooling (@TravelingAnna) August 25, 2017
The NYPD called off its search just before 1 a.m., but the Coast Guard continued through the night without any results, officials said.
Officials with the NYPD and Department of Transportation, which operates the ferry, didn't immediately provide further information about the incident.
