NYPD Detectives Climb Onto Brooklyn Bridge Cable to Rescue Would-Be Jumper

A despondent young man climbed onto one of the giant supporting cables of the Brooklyn Bridge this morning, drawing a crowd on the Bridge walkway and snarling traffic to Brooklyn.

According to the Brooklyn Eagle, Detectives from NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit talked the young man down without incident.

Photo and story here.

Update: More photos at the Daily News.

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