Male appears to attempt suicide by river near Park Avenue bridge, Waterloo IA


A male near the Park Avenue bridge and splash pad appears to be in distress and is reportedly climbing near the river, possibly indicating a mental health crisis or suicide risk.
Audio|Source: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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Transcript:
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With a male subject who's climbing into the river, she is on the bridge with the canopy, the black male red shorts, the t-shirt.
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They say that he does have headphones on, not sure how they know that.
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They're going to try to keep him on the phone.
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And she believes that he's possibly walking down the stairs now towards the river.
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This match (number withheld)
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(number withheld) copy, Charles
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(number withheld) copy (number withheld) copy (number withheld) is off soon
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(number withheld), can you show me on scene On scene[1] on the Park Avenue bridge
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I'm saying that he's possibly over by the splash pad.
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Sounds like he might be on FaceTime with her and she can see the splash pad in the background.
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Again, he's a black male,
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facial hair, headphones, red shorts, black t-shirt.
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Waterloo, IA
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