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State of Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Division of State Police
Superintendent Robert M. Coupe |
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DSP News Release: Monday, August 10, 2009- Trooper’s Quick Action, and the Help of Two Citizens, Prevents Suicide
Location: Under the Nassau Bridge, Lewes, Delaware, Sussex County
Date of Occurrence: Saturday, August 8th, 2009, at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Resume: In the early evening hours this past Saturday, the State Police Dispatch Center, SUSCOM, received a call from a distraught 47-year-old man who advised he wanted to commit suicide.
The dispatchers honed in on his location and kept him on the phone as long as they could. Eventually, the subject in question discontinued the call. A Troop 7 patrol officer, Trooper Dean, was dispatched to underneath the Nassau Bridge as this was where SUSCOM believed the subject to be.
When the officer arrived to the underside of the bridge, he located the man who had hung himself. The Trooper acted quickly and solicited the help of two private citizens. Together, they lifted the man and removed the rope from his neck.
Emergency Medical Services was then called to the scene. The patient was transported to Beebe Medical Center where he treated. Upon his release, he was provided with mental health services.
MEDIA NOTE: One of the citizens who helped is available to interested media representatives. Please call Cpl/1 Whitmarsh for his contact information.
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