NYPD cop breaks down in tears after talking suicidal man down from bridge
An NYPD cop broke down in tears after helping talk a suicidal man down from a Manhattan overpass in a rarely seen raw moment captured on police bodycam.Wednesday, shows officers Carl Fayette and Eleodoro Mata calmly reassuring the man as he stands on the edge of the raised Riverside Drive highway in Manhattanville on Oct. 5.
During the police response, Fayette tells the man the city has resources available to help him with whatever he’s going through, according to the bodycam footage.“I believe that you’re a good man. You’re a good man and I promise you, brother, I promise you, we will do anything in our power to help you,” Fayette pleads. “Please listen to me.”
The man folds over, bending forward while still grabbing onto the fence behind him, the footage shows. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to Ready for an emergency? Expert survivalists swear by these emergency kits
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