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As part of what was supposed to be a long day of media commitments, Burgess was leaving the Sofitel hotel for a Nova breakfast radio spot when he and No Limit employee Tim Ashworth saw a man climbing over a guardrail on an overpass above Brisbane\u2019s Central Station.<\/p>\n
Immediately, the pair called on the Uber they were travelling in to stop, and then bravely entered a situation that, afterwards, would leave the South Sydney premiership hero in tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we were turning out of the hotel, I looked to my right and by chance just spotted a guy over the railing,\u201d Burgess recounted on Monday afternoon. \u201cIt looked like he had just got there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI told the Uber driver to stop and so she pulled over, saying \u2018I can\u2019t wait \u2026 I can\u2019t wait \u2026\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cI said \u2018just go, just go\u2019, then we got out of the Uber and ran over.<\/p>\n
\u201cTim got to the guy first and started speaking with him. I got there second and asked what his name was, tried to get him out of his head a little bit \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Yet more than simply trying to talk the man down, both Burgess and Ashworth then got themselves past the guardrail and to a point where they could physically prevent him from jumping.<\/p>\n
Asked exactly how events played out, Burgess continued: \u201cI grabbed him.<\/p>\n
\u201cTim was [there first] holding him and couldn\u2019t get him by himself. And then once I got there and got hold of him, I wasn\u2019t letting go \u2026 then we pulled him over the railings.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burgess said the man did not resist.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was numb,\u201d the retired English Test prop continued. \u201cHe was at his end, was a shell of a man. But hopefully now we can rebuild him because there is support out there that some people are too proud to seek out.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we\u2019ll do everything we can for Michael, that\u2019s his name Michael \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
After the man had been brought to safety, Burgess not only talked to him for a further 40 minutes, but gave him money and also took his phone number.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be his emergency contact for today,\u201d he revealed. \u201cWe\u2019ll see how we go and hopefully we can get him some good care.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I feel like myself and the No Limit team were there for a reason and we\u2019ll make sure Michael gets support.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause everyone needs support and he doesn\u2019t have anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked specifically about being there at such a time, Burgess continued: \u201cI believe it was divine timing. God had a different plan for this man and he used us as his vehicle I suppose.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burgess also explained the time he spent with the man once police officers and emergency services arrived.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just tried to find out a bit more about him,\u201d the former Rabbitohs explained. \u201cIt was an overwhelming situation for him because he had five or six police officers around him, asking his name, asking where he lived, all this stuff.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would\u2019ve been hard.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I just tried to give him a moment and speak about what had happened, what\u2019s happened in his life that had led to this point.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe used to be a spray painter of luxury cars. Rent had become too expensive and so he\u2019s been on the streets for a long time. There is only so much of that someone can take before they don\u2019t see a way out.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I tried to reassure him that there is always an option. And that it\u2019s not the permanent one of taking your own life.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got his number, gave him some money and hopefully now we can get him back on his feet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Once he returned to the hotel, Burgess immediately phoned home to his wife.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was deep for me,\u201d he conceded. \u201cI\u2019ve had friends who have lost their lives through suicide, had friends who have attempted to take their lives, so it brought up a lot of emotions and I had to cool off.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing someone so very close to ending their life, I was emotional, Tim was emotional.<\/p>\n
\u201cI talked to my wife. She sees the softer side to me so I let a few tears out to her.<\/p>\n
\u201c[But] when something like that happens, it reinforces that you are on the right path and doing what you\u2019re supposed to be doing. I\u2019m glad we were there. If not he would have been on the train tracks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the drama, Burgess said he would still be sweet to fight on Wednesday night, when he and Asofa-Solomona throw down inside Brisbane\u2019s Pat Rafter Arena.<\/p>\n
The fight also takes place on the same night that Liam Paro looks to create Australia sports history against reigning IBF welterweight champion Lewis Crocker.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine now,\u201d Burgess said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll be better once I hear Michael is alright.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m also here for business and we\u2019ll be putting on a good fight.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut this was a super sad situation that highlights the struggles people are going through.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re in Brisbane, and there are people out there who are homeless and really struggling with their mental health.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a stark, shocking reminder of what was going on and really puts things into perspective.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause what we\u2019re doing here is great.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the bigger picture is that people out there are struggling. This is an important reminder to give back where you can, whether that\u2019s with a charity, with a homeless shelter, whatever you can do.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a platform and there is no use to it if you can\u2019t use it for good.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you need immediate support, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. This is a free, confidential crisis support service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week anywhere in Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"George Burgess has opened up on the incredible moment where he saved a man from jumping off a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":752568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-752567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=752567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/752567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/752568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=752567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=752567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=752567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}