Bulgin Brother Remains Missing After Jaws Bridge Jump

Poor weather conditions Wednesday prevented a water search from resuming for a man who went missing Sunday night after jumping off the "Jaws Bridge" on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts State Police said, however a trooper did conduct a ground search along the shoreline.

The trooper searched on foot and by ATV in the vicinity of the bridge but did not locate 21-year-old Tavaughn Bulgin. State police said they'll continue to assess ocean conditions on a daily basis to determine when divers can resume their water search.

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While Tavaughn Bulgin remains missing, the body of his older brother, 26-year-old Tavaris Bulgin, was recovered Monday morning.

The two brothers were among four people who jumped from the so-called "Jaws Bridge" on Sunday night, according to a statement from the office of Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe. While two people made it out of the water, the brothers began to struggle in the current and were unable to make it to shore, the statement said.

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The search for the second of two brothers from Jamaica who went missing after jumping into the water from a Massachusetts bridge featured in the movie ``Jaws'' has been suspended because of hazardous conditions, state police said Tuesday. Tavaris Bulgin, 26, and Tavaughn Bulgin, 21, were among four people who jumped from the so-called Jaws Bridge on Martha's Vineyard on Sunday night, according to a statement from the office of Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe. While two people made it out of the water, the brothers began to struggle in the current and were unable to make it to shore, the statement said.

The Coast Guard, state police and local police responded to the scene, and the body of Tavaris Bulgin was recovered around 6:30 a.m. Monday. Authorities returned to the scene Tuesday morning with a sidescan sonar device to resume their search for the body of the younger man, state police said. But that search was suspended in the afternoon when conditions became too dangerous for divers.

Two close friends of the Bulgin family spoke to NBC10 Boston Tuesday night and said the tragedy is hard to believe.

“It doesn’t seem real. It’s really a surreal thing to hear,” Marsha Green said, adding that the brothers went for a swim late Sunday night after working a shift. “No, they were not drinking, no they were not under an influence. They were just out to have a good time.”

The brothers' names haven't been released, but investigators believe they came to the island to work at a restaurant and were staying in Oak Bluffs.

"They were like the life of any group that they were in," Green added.

Green, who considers herself like a cousin, spoke to the brothers' parents on the phone in Jamaica earlier Tuesday and said they are absolutely devastated by what has happened.

"They had to actually be taken to the hospital in Jamaica when they found out," Green revealed of the parents reaction to the news about their sons. "They are in absolute shock.”