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Man Attempts to Jump From Five Story Parking Garage in Jersey City

Jersey City

Police negotiators and crisis counselors were successfully able to talk a man down from the top level of a parking garage after he attempted to jump Saturday afternoon.

According to police, headquarters received several 911 calls reporting a person on top of the balcony at 95 Christopher Columbus Drive.

When emergency responses and counselors arrived, they found the emotionally distressed man in a position to jump from the balcony around 5:20 p.m. police said.

The situation was declared under control in under an hour, with no injuries reported.

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