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'Suicidal' Man Rescued From Mid-Hudson Bridge, Poughkeepsie Police Says 'Suicidal' Man Rescued From Mid-Hudson Bridge, Poughkeepsie Police Says
'Suicidal' Man Rescued From Mid-Hudson Bridge, Poughkeepsie Police Says A reportedly suicidal man was saved from jumping from a Hudson Valley bridge by officers who used their crisis intervention training to coax the man from the railing. The incident took place in the City of Poughkeepsie at the Mid-Hudson Bridge around 9 p.m., Sunday, May 29. Officers were notified by dispatch that a suicidal man was on the Mid Hudson Bridge, said the city of Poughkeepsie Police. The man was located standing on a rung of the railing by patrol units, police said Officers were able to utilize their crisis intervention training to promptly detain the man, they said. The man …

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by Kathy Reakes