Good Samaritans help save man
Three men, deputies and firefighters work together to get man off of bridge
Deputies, firefighters and bystanders Monday night worked together to save a man who was believed to be threatening to jump off Whites Canyon Road bridge.
Three nearby Good Samaritans who were at the site sometime after 7 p.m. when the incident began, were able to grab the man and talked to him, according to witnesses.
As a crowd gathered, one of the three men who were nearby grabbed rope from the car and helped secure the man to the bridge.
Deputies Garcia and Royston of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station were the first officials to arrive on scene, and helped secure the
individual, according to Shirley Miller, PIO for the Sheriff’s Station. The men could be seen holding the man on the bridge by his shirt as officials had deployed airbags below, according to L.A. County Fire Department dispatcher Ed Pickett.
Firefighters from Fire Station 107 arrived on scene to an already growing group that was trying to talk the man down. A firefighter was ultimately strapped to an aerial ladder, and that firefighter helped the man down. The man was later taken to an area hospital.
All area traffic on Whites Canyon Road was temporarily shut down, including a Metrolink train that was stopped by emergency officials. Traffic was expected to resume shortly after 8 p.m., according to Sheriff’s Station officials.
Getting help
Anyone with concerns about their mental health can text 741741 and then type in a request for help, and someone will call them back right away, said Larry Schallert, assistant director of COC’s Student Health & Wellness Center, in a previous interview.