(Photo Courtesy of Pittsburgh Public Safety Department, Posted on Facebook on January 21st, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pittsburgh Public Safety confirms that a man brought a stolen harp worth $30,000 to Point State Park and left it on the riverbank before jumping into the icy water on Wednesday afternoon. According to a spokesperson for Pittsburgh Public Safety, police contacted the harp’s manufacturer using a serial number. That was how they traced the expensive instrument back to its owner in Bethel Park. Police state that their investigation revealed that the man, whose identity has not been released, brought the full-sized harp, which is valued at about $30,000, to the riverbank before disrobing and jumping in. Pittsburgh Public Safety also expressed that first responders were able to bring the man to shore and he was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital in stable condition after he was given medical care, and Bethel Park police are handling the burglary investigation of the harp while park rangers are pursuing charges of receiving stolen property. Police have found the owner of the harp and discovered that it was stolen from a home in Bethel Park.