Man jumps into the Yarra River

Man jumps into the Yarra River
Brendan Rees

Police are investigating after a man jumped from an unknown crane into the Yarra River at Docklands on March 27.

Police said a man had jumped into a river near Siddeley St about 6.50pm during warm weather.

Water Police and Search and Rescue attended the scene and conducted a search.

Police were later called to a bridge at Lorimer and Montague streets where they spoke to a 36-year-old Geelong man just after 1am.

Paramedics treated him on scene and the investigation remains ongoing.

Docklands News spoke to several businesses but it is not known which crane was used by the man to jump from •

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