NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- New Jersey authorities say crews are searching the Delaware River after a woman called a local hospital and said she had thrown her three children off a bridge.
A nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia called police saying Michelle "Shelly" Perez told her she had thrown her newborn child from the Ben Franklin Bridge between New Jersey and Pennsylvania early Tuesday, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported
Perez also told another nurse at the hospital she threw her 4-year-old and 2-year-old children in the water from the bridge.
Perez, of Camden, N.J., was crying and told nurses she was walking on a Camden street, though authorities are still attempting to locate her, authorities said.
Taking part in the search were a Coast Guard helicopter and boats from Philadelphia Police, New Jersey State Police, and Camden Fire and Rescue, the Star-Ledger said.
