Howell Woman Rescued From Route 88 Bridge: Police

POINT PLEASANT, NJ — A Howell Township woman was rescued when an off-duty police officer grabbed her and stopped her from jumping off the Route 88 bridge on Monday evening, police said.

Point Pleasant Capt. Robert Lokerson said Point Pleasant Police K-9 officer Travis Popiel saw the woman standing on the sidewalk at the top of the bridge about 8 p.m. Monday.

Popiel, who was off-duty at the time, stopped to see if she needed help and the woman started to climb over the railing, Lokerson said. Popiel jumped out of his car and was able to grab her and pull her to safety, he said.

The woman, who is 38 years old, was taken to Ocean Medical Center in Brick for evaluation, Lokerson said.

It was the second incident in a week on the bridge; a 23-year-old woman jumped off the bridge into the Point Pleasant Canal on Friday, he said. That woman was rescued from the water.

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