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Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club
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Quick-Thinking Manager Saves Suicidal Man From Connecticut River In Western Mass
A 22-year-old man tried to commit suicide by jumping from the North End Bridge in Springfield on Sunday, July 9, but he was saved thanks to the head of a waterfront club, police said. The aptly named Benjamin Quick moved fast when he heard someone screaming from the Connecticut River just after 7:30 p.m. The executive director of Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club jumped into a boat and sped out to lend a hand. Quick pulled the man to safety, and officers took him to Baystate Medical Center for help. Springfield Police Superintendent Cheryl Clapprood said in a news relea…