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Authorities say 'Top Gun' director Tony Scott dies after jumping off Los Angeles County bridge

Published on August 20, 2012; Published on August 20, 2012

Topics :: San Pedro and Terminal Island , Toyota Prius , Los Angeles County , LOS ANGELES, Calif. , Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as "Top Gun," ''Days of Thunder" and "Beverly Hills Cop II," has died after jumping from a Los Angeles County Bridge.

Los Angeles County Coroner's Lt. Joe Bale says Scott's death Sunday is being investigated as a suicide.

Authorities say the 68-year-old Scott jumped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge spanning San Pedro and Terminal Island in Los Angeles.

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Jennifer Osburn tells the Daily Breeze a suicide note was found inside Scott's black Toyota Prius, which was parked on one of the eastbound lanes of the bridge.

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