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    Police, family talk down suicidal teen from bridge 

    Correction: The location of this incident was at the 13th Street bridge in Paso Robles. Police initially reported it at Niblick Road bridge. The story below is updated.

    Young man pulled to safety, brought to mental health services

    –On Wednesday at approximately 5:20 p.m., the Paso Robles Police Department received multiple calls of a young man in distress sitting on the edge of the 13th Street bridge over the Salinas Riverbed. The teen was threatening to jump off the bridge before police and the victim’s family stepped in to save him, according to Paso Robles Police Lieutenant Ty Lewis.

    Lewis said officers received several calls about the distraught person, and when they approached to help, the man asked for his family. Police contacted the man’s family members and tried to convince the young man not to jump for about an hour. They were eventually able to pull the young man to safety.

    The young man was taken to San Luis Obispo County Mental Health Services.

     

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    Lynn Chadwick

    Saw it, 13th Street Bridge

    Maria Lomeli

    Saw it 13th St bridge

    E Davis Bastas

    Drove past it… It was 13th.

    Traci Schuyler McMahan

    So sorry for the distraught kiddo. Hang in there. It will get better.

    Colton Borges

    Thank u everyone this is him my name is colton borges and im srry im doing better thhabk you for the support

    Diego Gonzalez

    I saw this kids fb….how can a parent allow their kid to be like this…please parents involve yourselves in your kids lives and dnt allow them to do what they want…they are still inexperienced…please guide them.

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    Lynn Chadwick

    Saw it, 13th Street Bridge

    Maria Lomeli

    Saw it 13th St bridge

    E Davis Bastas

    Drove past it… It was 13th.

    Traci Schuyler McMahan

    So sorry for the distraught kiddo. Hang in there. It will get better.

    Colton Borges

    Thank u everyone this is him my name is colton borges and im srry im doing better thhabk you for the support

    Diego Gonzalez

    I saw this kids fb….how can a parent allow their kid to be like this…please parents involve yourselves in your kids lives and dnt allow them to do what they want…they are still inexperienced…please guide them.

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