Two strangers committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge in separate incidents that were just seconds apart . One victim leapt off the upper level just 75 yards from the other on the lower level , police said . He was spotted in a Toyota Sienna minivan on the bridge around 4.20pm yesterday . The other used a bicycle to get to the centre . Both men left suicide notes . Two men committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge in separate incidents that were just seconds apart . It is believed the man with the minivan had been prevented from doing the same thing just two weeks ago by a quick-thinking police officer . Jesse Turana had to grab on to the 37-year-old 's clothes to stop him falling on February 17 . He said at the time : ' I was n't going to let him go - I was n't going to let him die while I was out there . ' A Port Authority spokesman said the two incidents yesterday were unrelated . 'They were both literally within seconds of each other , ' he told the New York Post . Both bodies have now been recovered from the Hudson River . Sources said one of the men is believed to have tried to jump to his death two weeks ago – but was saved by a quick-thinking cop . For confidential support on suicide matters call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-8255 or see www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org for details .
One jumped from upper level just 75 yards away from other . Witness accounts suggest that the incidents are unrelated . Both bodies were recovered from the Hudson River yesterday .