ICYMI: Natick Cop Stops Man From Jumping Off Bridge

NATICK, MA–On Wednesday, Natick police received numerous calls from drivers reporting that a man was on the Speen Street bridge over Route 9.

Natick Officer Dylan Punch got to the man, who was crying with his leg hanging over the ledge, and threatening to jump, reports MetroWest Daily News.

The man was in his early 20s, and Punch talked to him, learning the man had lost his job and place to live, and explained that they could help him with those temporary problems. A group of people, too, had stopped their cars to try to help, but were asked to back off.

Police spokesman Lt. Cara Rossi told WCVBthat police had received about 20 911 calls from commuters around 4 p.m.

Punch comforted him, and eventually got him into an ambulance, which took him to MetroWest Medical Center's Leonard Morse.

Read Norman Miller's full story here on MetroWest Daily News.