Man threatens to jump from bridge over highway, St Paul MN


A man was sitting on the edge of a bridge over eastbound highway lanes, threatening to jump. Police and the man's boyfriend were on scene, trying to persuade him to step back. Fire and rescue units responded and blocked traffic to manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
03:39
Transcript:
00:00
Letter 18, Rescue 3, Squad 2, Chief 1, and Medicaid, Snelling Avenue north and Concordia Avenue, Jumper, Box 696B, on fire up 6, time 2025, ladder 18, rescue 3, squad 2, Chief 1, and Medicaid, Snelling Avenue North and Concordia Avenue, jumper, box 6196B, on fire up 6, time 2025.
00:27
Now, if you can take us off that last run, we transported and put us on that selling run.
00:32
We'll head there now.
00:33
I'm trying to get my computer going now.
00:35
Copy. Putting on the run at Selling from Cordia, Kelsey Muddy.
00:38
His best squad 2-1-6, and you add us back to that run.
00:41
Copy.
00:42
Dispatching ambulance file.
00:44
Ham of the slice.
00:45
Medicade dispatch, you can cancel.
00:46
Medic 8, dispatch. You canc cancel.
00:48
Dispatch, you phone's en route.
00:49
Two foot or not smelling over 94 for a male sitting over the edge, running to jump.
00:54
Boyfriend is on scene trying to speak the mail off the bridge.
00:56
We have police and stayed around.
00:57
It's going to be a white male wearing a cream shirt on the cameras.
01:00
It looked like he's over the eastbound lanes.
01:02
Copy eastbound lanes.
01:03
Let's start ladder 23 to block traffic on 94.
01:06
Copy. I see you're on scene.
01:07
I'll do a face-to-face.
01:09
Probably that we're walking in.
01:10
Just that's her busy.
01:12
Carface. Prefecture is on scene.
01:13
PD is also unseen patient is on the west side of the bridge over the eastbound traffic.
01:20
He is on the wrong side of the railing at this time.
01:24
PD has made contact, establishing Snelling Command.
01:28
This flashed copy is to me, 28.
01:30
Car 50, Chief 1, I'm on, and I'll take command.
01:33
County.
01:34
Squad 2 and Rescue 3,
01:35
Snell and Command, I'll have you set up in the southbound lanes.
01:40
Presby 3 copies, cell phone lead.
01:48
Just got two copies and we're arriving.
01:49
Ladder 18, command.
01:50
I'll have you go past Snelling and come back, block eastbound 94 traffic.
01:55
You'll have ladder 22 assists with blocking traffic.
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Location mentioned:
Near Snelling Ave N, St Paul, MN 55104
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