"The man and his girlfriend climbed down from the bridge and said sheepishly they had just wanted to watch the sun come up," police spokesman Franz Winkler said.

当地警方发言人弗朗兹·温克勒说：“这个男人和他的女朋友从桥上爬了下来，并且不好意思地表示，他们其实只不过是想在桥上看看日出而已。”

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