LaPorte Police reportedly talked a man down from the LaPorte overpass on Monday night, Feb. 24, 2014, after he threatened to jump.
Police got the call at about 9:15 p.m. that the man, 23, was getting ready to jump. After arriving police learned the man was despondent over personal issues. He was sitting on the exterior concrete railing with his legs hanging over the edge, eventually placing his whole body over the other side, balancing on the outer edge.
After nearly two hours of negotiation with police officers in the freezing temperatures, the man allowed officers to assist him back over the railing and surrendered without incident, according to a police report. He was transported to the hospital by LaPorte County EMS.