Authorities: Bystanders thwart potential bridge jumper

  • Civilians and an officer from the Palatka Police Department hold down a man who authorities said was sitting on the railing of the Memorial Bridge on Thursday morning holding a knife.
    Civilians and an officer from the Palatka Police Department hold down a man who authorities said was sitting on the railing of the Memorial Bridge on Thursday morning holding a knife.
  • Civilians and an officer from the Palatka Police Department hold down a man following a potential suicide attempt Thursday morning.
    Civilians and an officer from the Palatka Police Department hold down a man following a potential suicide attempt Thursday morning.
Amid tropical storm conditions, authorities said they and bystanders responded Thursday morning to a “potential jumper” on the Memorial Bridge. Police and sheriff’s deputies took the man to a…

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