A 44-year-old man is arrested after climbing to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge, stripping naked, displaying flags, and jumping into the East River on Sunday, police said. Multiple reports describe the incident as drawing attention from onlookers as the man went onto the bridge span, removed his clothing, and planted or displayed flags before jumping. He survives the plunge.
NBC News reports that police arrest him afterward and that he is charged. Other outlets add that law enforcement identifies him and says he faces multiple charges, though the specific charges are not fully detailed in the provided excerpts. Times of India reports the man is identified as Galymzhan Abaildayev, a Brooklyn resident.
The accounts agree on the core sequence of events—climbing to the bridge, appearing nude and displaying flags, jumping into the water, surviving, and then being taken into custody—without providing additional outcome details beyond the arrest and charging.
