Crime & Safety

Nassau County Police Save Life Of Suicidal Man

Police say the man was trying to hang himself, and the officers cut him down and saved his life.

Nassau County police officers saved the life of a suicidal Massapequa man Friday night.

According to police, officers responded to a Massapequa home at 5:50 p.m. after receiving a call about a suicidal man who liked himself in a bedroom with a knife. When the officers arrived, they broke down the door to the bedroom, where the man was attempting to hang himself with an electrical cord and several zip ties.

One of the officers lifted the man to take the pressure off his neck while another quickly cut him down and then cut all the zip ties off his neck. The man started to breathe on his own and was taken to a hospital for treatment.

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