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NYPD Rescues Woman Who Threatened to Jump Off Brooklyn Bridge

Officers stayed with the woman for nearly an hour before pulling her to safety, while another man climbing the cables was taken into custody.

  • On Wednesday night, NYPD Emergency Services Unit officers rescued a woman threatening to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge, an operation captured on body-worn camera footage released by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
  • Authorities received a 911 call at 7:38 p.m. reporting a person climbing the bridge, prompting NYPD ESU officers to climb the cables and spend nearly an hour speaking with the woman.
  • Officer Chris told the woman, "It's a permanent solution to a temporary problem," and when she moved toward the edge, officers grabbed her and pulled her to safety, pleading, "Please, don't do it."
  • In a separate incident, a man was taken into custody on Wednesday after climbing the bridge cables; both individuals were removed safely, allowing the bridge's Brooklyn-bound lanes to fully reopen.
  • Commissioner Tisch applauded the officers' "extraordinary" rescue on social media, while the NYPD encourages anyone struggling to call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for support.
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NYPD manages to save a woman who climbed the Brooklyn Bridge A woman climbed one of the Brooklyn Bridge support cables in New York on Thursday night (9) and had to be rescued by police. Images released by the U.S. City Police Department show the operation mounted to save her and the moment when one of the agents approaches her and starts talking. "What's going on today? I want to help you. That's why I'm here now. I really care. I don't know wha…

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VINnews broke the news on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
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