Crime & Safety
Port Authority Police Officer Rescues 'Airborne' Man From GWB Plunge
Officer grabbed a 40-year-old Queens man as he leaped from the GWB late Tuesday, authorities said.
A Port Authority Police officer pulled a man attempting suicide to safety in a "dramatic" George Washington Bridge rescue late Tuesday night, an official said.
According to agency spokesman Steve Coleman, a 40-year-old Queens man, whose name has not been released, entered the bridge’s northern walkway at approximately 10 p.m., failing to yield to a security guard who instructed him not to enter.
PAPD officer Jesse Turano responded to a call from the guard, and located the man walking westbound along the bridge’s walkway. After his emergency lights went ignored by the pedestrian, Turano exited his vehicle and proceeded to pursue the man on foot.
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Turano caught up to the man as he was grabbing for the outer rail of the bridge and attempting to jump. The officer was able to grab the airborne man around the waist, the spokesman said, and pull him to safety.
Following the incident, the man was secured with handcuffs and transported to Bergen Regional Medical Center for evaluation.
