After losing a SuperBowl bet, man jumps from Bronx bridge, survives.

[Wonk]

February 3, 2004 -- A man despondent over losing a bet on the Super Bowl jumped from the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge Sunday night - and survived the 10-story leap after landing on grassy ground padded with snow, law-enforcement sources said yesterday.

Adrian Matthew Conde, 25, fell 115 feet from the Bronx ramp of the bridge, landing on the ground about 60 feet short of the East River.

Had he hit the ground 10 feet away in either direction, he could have been battered on boulders at the edge of the shore, officials said.

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Conde, wearing a jacket and jeans, said "no comprehensible words" but "was moving around" and appeared to have head injuries.

"His right pupil was non-reactive. There was no obvious broken bones. And he had minor scrapes on his legs and pain in his right abdomen," Ferraro said.

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In other news, his bookie is happy that Mr. Conde's legs remain unbroken (for now).