A man was seriously injured after being thrown off a bridge in Shelton early Thursday morning.
According to police, an altercation took place on the Derby Shelton Bridge around 1 a.m. and led to a 30-year-old man from Monroe being thrown from the bridge and into the Housatonic River.
Shelton officer David Eldridge jumped into the river, swam to the victim and pulled him to shore.
The man was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital with serious injuries.
Police said they know there were witnesses to the altercation and are asking anyone with information to call them at (203) 924-1544.
