Family, friends mourn 2 brothers who jumped from bridge on Martha’s Vineyard

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Loved ones are mourning brothers who were lost after jumping off a bridge on Martha’s Vineyard.

Two brothers killed at Martha’s Vineyard

Authorities said Tavaris Bulgin, 26, and Tavaughn Bulgin, 21, went missing Sunday night after leaping off the popular Massachusetts bridge, according to NBC Boston.

Tavaris’ body was recovered Monday morning, while Tavaughn remains missing, the outlet reported.

“It doesn’t seem real,” family friend Marsha Green told NBC Boston. “It was really a surreal thing to hear.”

Family and friends in mourning

Originally from Jamaica, the Bulgin brothers were renting a house in Martha’s Vineyard while working at a restaurant on the island this summer.

O’Keefe said Tavaris and Tavaughn were among four people who jumped from the bridge. They began to struggle in the current as they struggled to reach shore, according to reports.

A vigil for the brothers was held in Clarendon on Monday for the two victims, according to The Jamaica Gleaner.

The brothers’ parents “are in absolute shock” over the tragedy, Green told the outlet. “They had to actually be taken to the hospital in Jamaica when they found out,” she explained.

Green stated neither brother was intoxicated when they jumped off the American Legion Memorial Bridge, also known as Jaws Bridge.

A GoFundme campaign for the brothers’ family says

• Tavaris “was a beloved school teacher”
• Tavaughn was both “a musical prodigy” and “gifted” athlete.

“Both boys were destined to make an impact in every community they served and every endeavor they pursued,” the description says.

According to Green, Tavaris and Tavaughn would often send money to their father’s ministry.

“Their enthusiasm for life, commitment to God and their church, and impact on their community are how family and friends remember them,” the GoFundMe says.

“They leave an unforgettable mark on the community of Martha’s Vineyard. Their hometown of Clarendon and the entire country of Jamaica,” the GoFundMe organizer wrote.