PASSERS-BY HELP PREVENT MAN FROM JUMPING FROM G STREET BRIDGE
(Richmond, IN)--Passers-by and then first responders helped to prevent a man from jumping off the G Street Bridge in Richmond Monday. A man driving across the bridge noticed another man climbing the new fence on the bridge’s edge. He jumped out of his car and held the man until more help arrived. That man and others will be recognized for their heroics. "We'll be reaching out to them and seeing if they'd like to be recognized at some time in the future for their actions," said Mayor Ron Oler Monday night. Here’s RPD’s Aaron Stevens talking a year and a half ago about the importance of the fence: "Specifically, as a negotiator, I've been on that bridge probably ten times in the last 15 years in regard to individuals who are going through severe mental and emotional distress." A portion of the fencing was cut out yesterday. It’s being replaced Tuesday. (Story note: The sign in the photo accompanying this report does not appear on the G Street Bridge. It is a stock photo that is in the public domain.)
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