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Quick-Thinking Officers Save Area Man From Hanging Himself, Police Say Quick-Thinking Officers Save Area Man From Hanging Himself, Police Say
Quick-Thinking Officers Save Area Man From Hanging Himself, Police Say A Western Mass man who was attempting to hang himself from a tree was saved by quick-thinking police officers. The incident took place in Hampden County in Springfield around 11:!5 a.m., Monday, April 25. Springfield Police Officers responded to the 800 block of Boston Road for a report of a suicidal man, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police. When officers arrived a man was in a tree with a belt around his neck. Officers attempted to talk him down but when the man saw additional emergency vehicles he let go of a branch and was actively attempting to hang himself, Walsh sa…

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by Kathy Reakes