Police Officer Talks Suicidal Man Off Bridge By Offering A Hug
June 14, 2019
A police officer in Chandler, Arizona, saved a man's life by offering the man a much-needed hug.
Credit: Chandler Police Department
The Chandler Police Department released footage of the incident in which a 26-year-old man climbed the railing on a bridge over Highway 101 with the intent to jump.
Officer A. Little arrived at the bridge and, after developing a rapport with the man, Officer Little was able to convince him to climb off the railing and back to safety.
"I'll hug you, man. I just want to talk to you. I swear," Little says in the video.
"Come give me that hug."
The man can then be heard crying as he hugs Officer Little.
Watch the video below.
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