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Potential jumper on railing of Burnside Bridge, Portland OR

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/20/2025 02:50 PM

Burnside Bridge, W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209

A man wearing a red speckled jacket and tan pants climbed the railing on the north side of the Burnside Bridge in Portland, posing a potential jumper situation. Police and emergency crews were responding to the scene.

Audio|Source: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk

02:15

Transcript:

00:00

The railing of the Burnside Bridge was hugging the railing.

00:03

Respond on Ops 6.

00:05

Neverboat 21, Squad 1, C2.

00:08

Going on a priority 1,

00:09

potential jumper call with Portland Police in county boats.

00:14

We got reports of the (name withheld) climbed above on the railing of the Burnside Bridge.

00:18

It was hugging the railing.

00:20

The (name withheld), red speckled jacket, and tan pants.

00:23

Respond on Ops 6.

00:24

Sports and 50.

00:29

Copy 758, hopefully once we get to the bottom, we're a little weak next.

00:34

I hope so too.

00:38

And he said I should come out there if you need me.

00:44

Here, it ain't go hurt.

00:46

You just have to make sure, come on out.

00:49

Make sure we're good.

00:54

Okay, where do I find you?

01:01

I'll be at near 50th and Gookier-Sillam-Broadway between Sandy and Austin.

01:16

Coffee.

01:22

Plus one, (name withheld).

01:24

Plus one, (name withheld).

01:34

710 at 108 with 1 in 1019.

01:38

Washington City 6 10-matchel, rescue October 12, responding on up 6.

01:53

Copy.

01:57

Incident westbound Burnside Bridge at the midspan who are reporting a man who climbed the railing and was going to be railing like it's going to trip over it's going to be a white now wearing red specklets jacket and tan pants.

02:09

They're on the north side of the bridge the spur of road three ones quad one and c2 and we are on option 6 it's 1422.

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Burnside Bridge, W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209

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