Suicidal Man Threatening To Jump From Coram Rooftop Saved

CORAM, NY — A suicidal man who was threatening to jump from an office building in Coram was rescued on Wednesday night, Suffolk police said.

Sixth Precinct officers responded to a 911 call about a man threatening to jump from the roof of a building on Middle Country Road at about 8:36 p.m., said police, adding that Sgt. Kevin Montalbano and officers Carlos Oviedo and Vincent Luciano talked with the man from the ground, while officers Peter Laub, Samantha Marrone-Skippon, and Patrick Hanley went to the roof, where the man was sitting with both legs over the ledge.

The officers on the roof grabbed the man and pulled him to safety at about 8:43 p.m., police said.

The man, whose identity is being withheld, was transported to a local hospital for a medical evaluation, according to police.