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NYPD heroically rescues woman about to jump off Brooklyn Bridge, harrowing video shows

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Brown, H. (2026, September 18). NYPD heroically rescues woman about to jump off Brooklyn Bridge, harrowing video shows. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/us-news/woman-rescued-by-nypd-as-she-was-about-to-jump-off-brooklyn-bridge-video/

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Friday noon saw a dramatic rescue on the Brooklyn Bridge when a woman climbed past the pedestrian walkway and onto steel beams, appearing close to jumping. NYPD Emergency Service Unit members, using helicopters for support, scaled the bridge’s cables and rescued her while crowds watched in concern. The woman was taken to Bellevue Hospital for evaluation after being lifted to safety by the officers.

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On Friday, the NYPD successfully rescued a woman who had climbed onto the steel beams of the Brooklyn Bridge, appearing close to jumping. Crowds gathered as she sat on a metal utility box with her feet dangling over the water. The NYPD Aviation Unit sent helicopters and the Emergency Service Unit rappelled down using harnesses attached to thick cables to reach her. Pedestrians like Mariana Madrigal witnessed the incident, noting the woman's distress despite not hearing her directly. Traffic was halted for over an hour as police coordinated the rescue. Afterward, the woman was transported by ambulance to Bellevue Hospital for a psychological evaluation.

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Cops rescued a woman who was perched in the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge Friday and appeared to be close to jumping. asserted

who → rescue → jumping

Crowds of pedestrians watched as the woman, who cops have not yet named, climbed past the pedestrian walkway onto the bridge’s steel beams shortly before noon. asserted

cops → watch → noon

Video showed her perched high on a metal utility box attached to the steel beams dangling her feet over the treacherous water below. asserted

Video → show → water

Mariana Madrigal, 30, caught the harrowing event while sightseeing. asserted

Madrigal → catch → event

“There was a girl that was trying to kill herself,” Madrigal said. asserted

Madrigal → be → herself

“I didn’t hear her, but she was acting like it.” asserted

she → hear → it

Helicopters from the NYPD Aviation Unit hovered above while harness-clad members of the NYPD Emergency Service Unit cops tethered themselves to the bridge’s thick cables and scaled the structure to rescue the woman. asserted

members → hover → woman

Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted

Report → start → news

Drivers stuck in halted bridge traffic for over an hour tried to get out to see what was going on, but cops yelled at them to get back in their vehicles. asserted

cops → stick → vehicles

The woman was put in an ambulance and taken for a psychological evaluation at Bellevue, cops said. asserted

cops → put → Bellevue

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741. asserted

you → know → 741741

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org. asserted

you → struggle → SuicidePreventionLifeline.org

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