{"id":292613,"date":"2026-07-10T20:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/292613\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T20:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:02:02","slug":"bwc-nypd-cops-rescue-woman-seated-atop-brooklyn-bridge-beam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/292613\/","title":{"rendered":"BWC: NYPD cops rescue woman seated atop Brooklyn Bridge beam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note: If you or someone you know is struggling or having thoughts of suicide, you are not alone \u2014 and help is always available. Call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to connect with a trained counselor, or chat online at 988lifeline.org.<\/a> Whether you\u2019re seeking support for yourself or someone you care about, please know that it\u2019s never too late to reach out. You deserve help. You deserve hope. Someone is ready to listen.<\/p>\n

By Kerry Burke and Leonard Greene
New York Daily News<\/p>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 In a daring high-wire act high above the East River, fearless NYPD cops spent nearly an hour on a span of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge talking down a woman desperately threatening to jump.<\/a><\/p>\n

Harrowing body camera video released by the NYPD captures the frightening moments as Emergency Service Unit officers plead with the woman to back away from the edge, as sun glistened off the cold water below.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis video of a rescue last night on the Brooklyn Bridge will take your breath away,\u201d NYPD CommissionerJessica Tisch<\/a> said Thursday on social media, a day after team members risked their lives to pull off the dramatic rescue.<\/p>\n

\u201cNYPD ESU officers climbed onto the Brooklyn Bridge to reach a woman in crisis who was threatening to jump. For nearly an hour, they stayed with her, spoke with her, and waited for the moment they could safely pull her back from the edge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The life-and-death rescue played out on a narrow suspension cable above shocked motorists, pedestrians and the gleaming water below the bridge.<\/p>\n

Tisch\u2019s post was accompanied by the video, which warned that the footage \u201cmay be distressing for some viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy name is Chris. What\u2019s your name,\u201d one of the officers asked calmly as the woman sat side-saddle along the round south-facing cable. \u201cWhat\u2019s happening today? I just want to talk. I want to help you. That\u2019s why I\u2019m up here right now. I genuinely care. I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chris kept the interaction conversational, reasoning with the woman that she was on the verge of making a decision she could not undo.<\/p>\n

\u201dIt\u2019s a permanent solution to a temporary problem,\u201d he said. \u201cIt really is. I don\u2019t know what you\u2019re going through, but I want to understand. We have services we can get you to. The strongest thing you can do right now is accept help. I promise you, that\u2019s the strongest thing you can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tethered with a strap and metal hooking clip, the officer inched closer as he talked, making no sudden moves, his voice calm and reassuring.<\/p>\n

A helicopter hovering above also caught video of the rescue \u2014 and the distance between the bridge and the water.<\/p>\n

Police were responding to reports of a woman in danger on the bridge who was spotted shortly after 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Darkness began to fall as the conversation continued. But after nearly 60 minutes, relieved officers were able to convince the troubled woman to retreat to safety.<\/p>\n

\u201dDon\u2019t do it. Don\u2019t do it, please,\u201d one officer pleaded once he was close enough to grab her behind from the waist. \u201cI got you. You\u2019re OK. Everything\u2019s going to be OK. You\u2019re not in trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the hundreds watching was a bridge vendor, who said he was glad for the happy ending.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe climbed the big cable and just sat there waiting, looking like she was deciding what to do next,\u201d the vendor said. \u201cCops were everywhere. They closed off the walkway and shut down traffic. They came down the cable and were talking to her. Then they suddenly grabbed her and brought her down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tisch was full of praise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe care, courage, and compassion these officers showed was just extraordinary,\u201d she wrote. \u201cMay God bless them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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