The Massachusetts State Police shared body cam footage of the incident to shine a light on the importance of mental health
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- A Massachusetts State Police (MSP) trooper saved a man who was preparing to jump off the Tobin Bridge
- The officer talked to the man, who was “in a mental health crisis” for 90 minutes, then grabbed and ushered him to safety
- Body cam footage of the incident was shared to Facebook by MSP to shine a light on the importance of mental health
A police officer in Massachusetts saved a man who was preparing to jump from a 250-foot bridge.
The recent incident occurred on the Tobin Bridge and involved “a person in mental health crisis,” per a Facebook post from Massachusetts State Police (MSP) shared on Thursday, Dec. 11.
Body cam footage shared in the post shows an officer — who was later identified as Trooper Rassan Charles of the State Police crisis unit — reassuring the man as he stands on the bridge over the water…