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Jumper at concert released from hospital

Quick ReadThe man, who has not been publicly identified, was discharged Friday morning, hospital spokeswoman Shelley Lotenberg said.

Police outside Jones Beach Theater after a man

Photo credit: Jim Staubitser | Police outside Jones Beach Theater after a man was seriously injured Wednesday night during a Phish concert at the Jones Beach amphitheater when he jumped over a railing, falling 25 feet to the lower seating area below, park police said. (Aug. 19, 2010)

The man who police say intentionally jumped from a balcony at the Jones Beach amphitheater during last week's Phish concert has been released from the hospital, a spokeswoman for Nassau University Medical Center said Saturday.

The man, who has not been publicly identified, was discharged Friday morning, hospital spokeswoman Shelley Lotenberg said.

According to police, the 30-year-old...

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