̨MM

Skip to content

Police and passersby help man in crisis on downtown Nanaimo bridge

Incident happened on the Bastion Street Bridge on Feb. 3
web1_240207-nbu-man-in-crisis-bridge-1_1
(Black Press Media file photo)

Nanaimo RCMP officers, with the help of passersby, were able to pull a man in crisis from the railing of a downtown bridge.

According to a Nanaimo RCMP press release, the incident happened at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, on the Bastion Street Bridge over Terminal Avenue.

Officers called to the scene came across several pedestrians speaking with a man who had climbed over the bridge railing and was holding onto a lamppost.

“Responding officers immediately started de-escalation communication with the man while another was able to pull him back over the railing with the assistance of a pedestrian,” the release noted.

RCMP detained the individual under the Mental Health Act and transported him to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

Const. Mike Thompson, Nanaimo RCMP spokesperson, said in the release that the incident was an example of community members coming together to help a citizen in need.

“The quick and timely actions of those who called 911 as well as our officers’ immediate response helped bring this situation to a positive conclusion,” he said. “Our officers proved yet again that they are willing to put their own lives at risk to help those in need and were thankful for the extra help.”

READ ALSO:

READ ALSO:

Breaking News You Need To Know

Sign up for free account today and start receiving our exclusive newsletters.

Sign Up with google Sign Up with facebook

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google and apply.

Reset your password

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google and apply.

A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox.



Don't have an account? Click here to sign up


About the Author: Nanaimo Bulletin News Staff

Read more



(or

̨MM

) document.head.appendChild(flippScript); window.flippxp = window.flippxp || {run: []}; window.flippxp.run.push(function() { window.flippxp.registerSlot("#flipp-ux-slot-ssdaw212", "Black Press Media Standard", 1281409, [312035]); }); }