UPDATED - Mid-Hudson Bridge REOPENED

Police negotiatorss prevent suicide by man threatening to jump

Story Updatee: Police negotiation deescalated a situation where a man had driven his girlfriend’s car onto the bridge and exited it while threatening to commit suicide.

Police used crisis intervention techniques and a negotiations specialist, along with information from the girlfriend, to convince the man to be taken into custody and transported to a local hospital for treatment.

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The Mid-Hudson Bridge has been closed to traffic for an emergency situation Monday afternoon, according to city police. The closure began around 4:30 pm.

Police are currently negotiating with an individual on the span that is contemplating suicide. The bridge will remain closed during the course of the incident.

As of 4:30 pm the bridge was closed, and it still remains closed at 7pm and there is no recent report of the outcome.

Source: Mid Hudson News

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As of 4:30 pm the bridge was closed, and it still remains closed at 7pm

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