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Our hearts are broken': Surgeon ex-husband of ABC News health reporter Dr. Jennifer Ashton jumps to his death from the George Washington bridge
Dr. Robert C. Ashton Jr., 52, a noted thoracic surgeon, jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge on Saturday morning
Authorities said his body was recovered from an area of 'Palisades Interstate Park along the Hudson known as Hazard's Dock shortly after he jumped'
He is the ex-husband ABC News' Chief Women's Health Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton who was previously a contributor to The Doctors
She was named the first-ever Chief Women's Health Correspondent for The Dr. Oz Show in 2016
Sources tell DailyMail.com the former couple amicably divorced and remained friends as they are the parents to two teenage children – Alex and Chloe
Jennifer took to social media and wrote their hearts were 'broken' over his death
She wrote: 'As an MD he helped so many and we will remember his warmth generosity and kindness'
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