Mackinac Bridge reopens after bomb threat

by 24USATVJuly 18, 2021, 11 p.m. 44
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This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

The Mackinac Bridge closed for several hours Sunday for a bomb threat, officials have said.

The Mackinac Bridge Authority said in a tweet that the bridge was closed at 2:15 p.m. Sunday after law enforcement reported a bomb threat.

After an "extensive search," nothing was found, the authority said.

The bridge was reopened by about 5:10 p.m., according to a tweet from a Mackinac County 911/ Emergency Management Twitter account connected to the Mackinac County website.

Both Michigan State Police and the Mackinac City Police Department were continuing to investigate the incident, according to the authority.

Michigan State Police reported assiting the city department in their investigation. A spokesperson for the city police department could not immediately be reached for comment.

Officials did not, at first, report the reason for the closure. The 911 Twitter account announced in a tweet about 2:30 p.m. that the bridge was closed to all traffic because of "an emergency incident." Citizens were told to avoid the area.

The Mackinac Bridge Authority also acknowledged the closure online, but did not provide details.

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