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A Red Alert officer with the rescued girl.
Red Alert Electronic Safety
- A 1-year-old girl was rescued by community members and security officers after a man allegedly tried to throw her from a bridge in East London.
- The man, who appears to be her uncle, was arrested.
- The girl was taken to the hospital for treatment.
In a dramatic rescue effort, a man was stopped from allegedly attempting to throw a 1-year-old girl from a bridge in East London on Monday.
The girl is reportedly his niece.
Around 1:20 p.m., a member of the public alerted Red Alert Electronic Security EC that there was a man who wanted to throw a girl off the footbridge over the Steve Biko Bridge.
“Our armed response team was dispatched and upon arrival he saw the man hanging the girl at his feet from the bridge wanting to throw her,” Red Alert said in a statement.
“The suspect has been identified as his uncle. There were many community members at the scene and they helped distract the suspect. It was then that our officer, another family member and [members of] the community grabbed the girl and the suspect ran off.
“We took the girl to our ambulance where she was treated for minor injuries. The suspect threatened to jump off the cliff near the bridge, but [was] cornered by [police], Meter [Police] Y [the] Fire Department at the bottom.
The girl is being treated by paramedics.
The pedestrian bridge in East London.
A Red Alert officer with the rescued girl.
“He climbed the cliff and that’s when our officers managed to arrest him. He was detained by the [police] and the child is safe. “
Red Alert described the rescue as a joint effort and thanked the local community for their participation.
DispatchLIVE photographer Mark Andrews was on the scene when the man was arrested.
“It seemed very erratic,” Andrews said.
News24 contacted Eastern Cape Police for comment, which will be added upon receipt.
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