NYPD ESU Rescues Woman From Brooklyn Bridge After 1-Hour Negotiation
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 10
NYPD ESU Rescues Woman From Brooklyn Bridge After 1-Hour Negotiation
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 10
Summary
NYPD Emergency Service Unit officers pulled a woman to safety from the Brooklyn Bridge after she climbed onto steel cables and threatened to jump Wednesday evening.
Around 7:38 p.m., officers responded to reports of a person in distress, climbed the bridge, and spent nearly an hour talking with her until one moved in and grabbed her.
Bodycam video shows the woman perched above the East River with her feet dangling as an officer urged her to accept help and assured her she was not in trouble.
All eastbound lanes on the bridge were closed for several hours during rush hour as the rescue unfolded, and Commissioner Jessica Tisch later praised the officers' care and restraint.