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Quick-Thinking Manager Saves Suicidal Man From Connecticut River In Western Mass Quick-Thinking Manager Saves Suicidal Man From Connecticut River In Western Mass
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…

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by Josh Lanier