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Man Who Climbed Girder Of Mid-Hudson Bridge Talked Down By Police Man Who Climbed Girder Of Mid-Hudson Bridge Talked Down By Police
Man Who Climbed Girder Of Mid-Hudson Bridge Talked Down By Police A suicidal man ran to a Hudson Valley bridge and climbed a girder after spotting police who were responding to a call of a potential bridge jumper. The incident played out in Dutchess County around 4:15 p.m., Monday, June 26 at the Mid-Hudson Bridge in the City of Poughkeepsie. According to City of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Steven Minard, responding officers were able to quickly determine that man was near the Mid-Hudson Bridge and found him near the entrance. When the distressed man spotted the police he jumped out of his vehicle and ran to, and climbed on a bridge girder, Minar…

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by Kathy Reakes