Texas police have released the dramatic footage of officers yanking a woman off the ledge of a 180-foot bridge known for being popular with jumpers.
The La Porte Police Department posted dash cam footage of three officers working together to pull a woman to safety in the middle of the Fred Hartman Bridge in La Porte, Texas.
In the 50-second video, which was time stamped 10.40pm on May 25, a woman can be seen sitting by herself, with her legs dangling off the rails of the bridge, as the patrol car stops several feet away.

La Porte, Texas police released dashcam footage of officer pulling a woman who appears to be contemplating suicide to safety. She was sitting on the edge of a 180 foot high bridge
Seconds later, an off-camera officer shouts out, ‘Ma’am? How are you doing?’
The woman turns her head towards the voice for a split-second before looking straight ahead again.
‘Ma’am, come talk to me. Ma’am, you’re not in trouble, OK?’ the officer says.
Meanwhile, a second officer comes into view, slowly approaching the woman. The off-camera officer tells him to ‘distract her.’
The second officer, identified as C. Burnett, says something to the woman, who shakes her head in response.
He then loudly says, ‘Hey, look at me!’
Unbeknownst to her, two officers — C. Cargile and C. Forsythe — are approaching her from behind. They signal to each other and then run forward in tandem, grabbing the woman and pulling her back onto the bridge.
As she cries, ‘No! No!’ officers can be heard saying, ‘You’re OK, you’re OK.’

The officers arrived on the scene in response to a 911 call about the woman sitting on the bridge’s railing. She was taken to a local hospital for observation and treatment
According to the Facebook post, police arrived at the bridge in response to a 911 call about the woman sitting with her legs over the bridge’s outside rail.
The woman has not been identified, but police said that she was transported to a local hospital for treatment and evaluation.
The Fred Hartman Bridge sits 180 feet above the Houston Ship Channel and connects Baytown and La Porte, Texas.
Police in the area are said to regularly patrol the bridge, intent on stopping people from attempting to commit suicide there, according to ABC News.
‘The officers made the right call pulling her off the bridge in case she was still contemplating because even a vehicle driving by can accidentally knock someone off,’ La Porte Police Department Sgt. Bennie Boles told ABC News.
If you or anyone you know is in need of confidential support, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-8255 or visit their website here.