DeWitt, N.Y. — A man was found dead Tuesday morning hanging from an overpass above the state Thruway in DeWitt, troopers said.

A number of people driving by posted online about seeing the body above the busy highway.

The man, 28, was found at about 8:20 a.m. on the bridge carrying Fly Road over the Thruway, according to Trooper Jennifer Jiron, a spokesperson for the State Police.

The troopers’ preliminary findings are consistent with suicide, she said.

A witness said Fly Road was closed after the body was discovered.

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