A search continues for the operator of a motorcycle believed to have been ejected into the Taunton River after a crash on the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts State Police said it was continuing to look for the victim, who they said was a 35-year-old Fall River man.
On Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said it had suspended its search for the man after the accident early Sunday morning.
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Rescue crews from STA Castle and Air Station Cape Cod suspended their search pending further information, the USCG said in a tweet around 3:45 p.m. Sunday.
No other details were provided.
The Coast Guard originally said it was responding to the scene around 6:45 a.m. following the crash on the bridge, which separates Fall River and Somerset off Route 6 and overlooks the Taunton River.
Massachusetts State Police and Fall River Police were also assisting with rescue efforts.
