A new video shows the moment Connecticut police officers were able to rescue a woman from a bridge and prevent her from being seriously injured.
According to a social media post, on Monday, Nov. 27, officers responded to several 911 calls about a woman on the side of the Baldwin Bridge, which is approximately 100 feet above the Connecticut River.
Once on scene, police said they located a woman who had climbed from the pedestrian sidewalk over the metal security fence and was sitting on a five-inch ledge.
In the video, officers said Sgt. Matthew Belz can be seen and heard calmly talking to the woman as Sgt. Ashley Harkins quickly jumped over the safety fence, putting herself in danger on the narrow ledge above the flowing river to help rescue the woman.
Both sergeants managed to convince the woman to move her hands toward the fence and then climb onto the sergeant’s legs. Harkins so that responding police officers could help carry her to safety, get over her fence and into an ambulance for immediate treatment.
“We applaud the quick and decisive actions of Sgt. Harkins and Sgt. Belz in saving the female’s life. “Thank you to Colonel Chris Lewis of DEEP and the state troopers from Troop F who also assisted at the scene,” the department posted.
Officers responded to several 911 calls about a woman next to the Baldwin Bridge, which is approximately 100 feet above the Connecticut River. CSP They located a woman who had climbed from the pedestrian sidewalk over the metal security fence and was sitting on a five-inch ledge. CSP Both sergeants were able to convince the woman to move her hands toward the fence and then climb onto the sergeant’s legs. Harkins. CSP
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