NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A bystander and a state trooper prevented a man from jumping off of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Sunday afternoon.
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MTA officials say the man was 79 or 80-years-old. They say he stopped his car and tried to jump over the railing on the Brooklyn-bound side around 2:30 p.m.
“Friend of mine on the (Verrazano) behind car that suddenly stops with driver getting out and going to railing. My friend asks what are you doing and guy says jumping. Hell NO,” @nycphotog wrote on Twitter.
Jacob Abraham, 31, is seen on video struggling to help the trooper pull the man back in. Another trooper and bystander then joined in along with Emergency Services Unit officers.
The man was taken to Lutheran Hospital for evaluation.