Hollywood filmmaker Tony Scott jumps to death from L.A. bridge

LOS ANGELES, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Hollywood filmmaker Tony

Scott, director of such big-screen action hits as "Top Gun" and

"Crimson Tide," jumped to his death on Sunday from a bridge over

Los Angeles Harbor, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office

said.

Scott, who was 68, was seen parking his car on the Vincent

Thomas Bridge and jumping into the water below at about 12:30

p.m. local time, and his body was recovered by law enforcement

from the harbor shortly before 3 p.m., said Lieutenant Joe Bale,

a watch commander for the coroner's office.

Bale said there was no immediate evidence leading

investigators to believe that Scott's death was anything but a

suicide. He said an autopsy had not yet been performed.

(Reporting and writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Doina

Chiacu)