Police prevented suicide as a young man at El Dorado airport in Bogotá



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The police officer who prevented the tragedy is Jean Cadena, who in dialogue with RCN News said The passenger was heading to Chile with the Latam airline, but he did not have all the documents needed to leave the country.

“He was told where he had to go to solve the documentation issue,” explained Cadena, since the citizen He tried to cross the security filters despite the fact that company ground service assistants had already explained the process he had to follow.

That was why, according to the news, that the El Dorado airport immigration offices reiterated that “without the necessary documents he could not board” his flight, for which the young man ran to the bridge.

In a video of security cameras, published by the newscast, it is observed when the passenger crosses the street and climbs the railing of the bridge with the intention of throwing himself into the void, and before the commotion of the other travelers, the patrol car Cadena enters into action.

“About five minutes passed and I was near the place, when people started yelling that a person from the second floor was going to jump”, Said the policeman, who decided to approach the bridge to try to convince him not to jump.

The uniformed Metropolitan Police said, in that medium, that in a moment of distraction he took the opportunity to catch the young man and get him out of there.

“I was there talking to other people and I approached him, hugged him from behind and brought him on the platform,” said the patrolman, who thanks to his reaction avoided a tragedy, as seen in this fragment of the recording.

What to do if a person thinks about committing suicide?

No further details are known about the identity of the passenger and his state of health, but if you suffer from anxiety and depression problems or know of someone who is contemplating suicide, you can contact the telephone lines that the Ministry of Health has set up in the different cities of the country, or dial 192 from your cell phone, option 4.

You can also seek help in the Way Patients application or consult the frequently asked questions about the subject that are on the Government page dedicated to coronavirus.

Also, do not forget to ask about the programs that your health provider has and do not be afraid to ask for an appointment with a professional if you think you need one, and keep in mind these phrases that indicate that a person is thinking about committing suicide.



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