Tennessee officers rescue woman considering jumping from bridge on day after Christmas

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Tennessee Highway Patrol officers rescued a pistillate who they said was considering jumping from a span successful Sullivan County connected Friday.

In a video posted to Facebook, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said aggregate agencies responded to a pistillate successful situation connected a span on Interstate 81 south, adjacent the 60-mile marker overlooking the Holston River, who was described arsenic being successful a "dark place."

"Because radical showed up and worked together, she is live tonight," the instrumentality enforcement bureau said.

Several groups responded, including 7 Tennessee Highway Patrol units, 2 Sullivan County units, the Kingsport Police Department, Sullivan County EMS, 2 Tennessee Department of Transportation units, and teams from Tennessee State Parks and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), with a TWRA cause positioned successful a vessel beneath the bridge.

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Tennessee Highway Patrol officers rescued a pistillate who was considering jumping from a span connected Dec. 26, 2025. (Credit: Facebook/Tennessee Highway Patrol)

The video shows a pistillate lasting connected the ledge of the span with her arms folded arsenic officers talk with her successful an effort to de-escalate the situation. 

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Moments later, an serviceman approaches from down and safely pulls her distant from the edge.

The woman, who has not been identified, was aboriginal seen connected a gurney wrong an ambulance with aesculapian personnel.

A pistillate was seen connected the ledge of a span successful Sullivan County, Tennessee, connected Dec. 26, 2025. (Credit: Facebook/Tennessee Highway Patrol)

"Different agencies, 1 mission. Save a life. And they did," said Tennessee Highway Patrol. "This clip of twelvemonth tin beryllium particularly hard. Many radical are carrying things nary 1 other tin see. Stress, grief, loneliness, and fearfulness tin heap up fast. That does not mean idiosyncratic is weak. It means they are human. If you are struggling, delight perceive this. You matter, and assistance is available."

A motion for the 988 Lifeline intelligence wellness exigency hotline is seen successful Walnut Creek, California, connected Dec. 20, 2024. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

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"If you cognize idiosyncratic who mightiness beryllium hurting, cheque connected them. A call, a text, oregon simply asking however they are doing tin marque much quality than you realize. Today ended with a beingness saved. That matters," the bureau added.