- Officer Freddy Jimenez of Trenton Police Department attended a 911 call
- Jimenez found a man dangling from the ledge of his 8th floor apartment
- The officer pleaded with the man to hang on and grabbed onto his arms
- Trenton Police department released footage of Jimenez’s heroic rescue
A New Jersey police officer saved the life of a suicidal man who was clinging to a window ledge from his 8th floor apartment.
Officer Freddy Jimenez of Trenton police department in New Jersey was wearing a body camera during the dramatic incident.
On seeing the man, Jimenez immediately calls for back up but is forced to intervene to save the man’s life.
This is the dramatic moment officer Freddy Jimenez of Trenton Police Department grabbed the arms of a suicidal man who was clinging to the window ledge of his eighth floor apartment
Jimenez manages to drag the man back inside the apartment and to safety
Trenton Police Department released footage captured on Jimenez’s body worn camera
During the footage, Jimenez tells the man: ‘Sir, please don’t! Sir, hang on! I am here to help you, please!’
The incident happened on Sunday morning.
The man, whose wife had recently died can be heard repeating ‘do it, do it, do it’.
Jiminez tells the man: ‘I don’t want you to die.’
The officer grabbed the man and hauled him into the building.
According to NJ.com, Jimenez graduated from the police academy in October 2016.