Video shows NYPD rescuing man threatening to jump from New York bridge

Monday 26 March 2018 17:45 BST

NYPD tackle and rescue man threatening to jump from RFK Bridge in New York

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New York police officers have saved a man who was threatening to jump off one of the city's main bridges.

The man, who was reported to be 31 years old, had scaled a part of the Robert F Kennedy Bridge lift span on Sunday afternoon, bringing traffic to a standstill.

NYPD drone video footage shows the man in a green jacket and black trousers involved in a tense standoff with police officers.

Eventually, the man lies down on the platform and police officers move in quickly, pulling him to safety.

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