Woman Transported To Hospital After Being Talked Down From Suicide Jump on Bay Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — On February 10, 2016, CHP San Francisco Area Motorcycle Officers J. Maya and D. Ribergaard responded to a call of a possibly suicidal female subject who had climbed over the railing of the Eastern span of the Bay Bridge. Upon arriving at the location given they confirmed with CHP dispatch there was a party sitting on the ledge of the bridge ready to jump over the side. Both then attempted to speak with the subject but received limited responses.
Officer Maya borrowed a tow strap from a Caltrans bridge tow truck and tied it around himself then onto the bridge railing. Officer Maya, a Crisis Intervention Trained (CIT) Officer, then climbed over the railing and engaged in conversation with the distraught subject.
Eventually he was able to convince the female subject to come back over the railing where she was taken into custody. The party was taken to St. Francis Hospital for a mental health evaluation.
“We are extremely proud of our Officers for risking their lives and for saving a life,” police wrote on facebook, “All CHP Officers receive on-going CIT training for situations exactly like this. Well done Officers Maya and Ribergaard!”
