Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA police officer heroically scaled the Brooklyn Bridge to intervene with a woman threatening to jump from the structure. Bodycam footage released by the New York Police Department (NYPD) shows the officer engaging with the woman, who was perched above the East River. The officer spent over an hour speaking to the woman, using phrases such as 'I just wanna talk' and 'It’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem'. Officers successfully helped the woman off the bridge after the prolonged interaction. She was subsequently taken to a local hospital for observation following the incident. In fullHeroic police officers scale Brooklyn Bridge to rescue womanMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Police officer scales Brooklyn Bridge to rescue woman sat on beam
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA police officer heroically scaled the Brooklyn Bridge to intervene with a woman threatening to jump from the structure. Bodycam footage released by the New York Police Department (NYPD) shows the officer engaging with the woman, who was perched above the East River. The officer spent over an hour speaking to the woman, using phrases such as 'I just wanna talk' and 'It’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem'. Officers successfully helped the woman off the bridge after the prolonged interaction. She was subsequently taken to a local hospital for observation following the incident. In fullHeroic police officers scale Brooklyn Bridge to rescue womanMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
