Dramatic new video has been released showing the moment a quick-thinking police officer and a good Samaritan saved a sleeping man from death after falling off a bridge in Oklahoma.
Heart-pounding footage taken from the body camera of an Oklahoma City Police Department officer who arrived at the scene around 9 a.m. to check on a man lying face down on a concrete guardrail in the morning sun. A police officer is visible. Nov. 10 This bridge spans the Oklahoma River and connects Stockyards City to Main Street and Oklahoma City via Exchange Avenue.
The officer, identified as Officer Reyes, got out of his car and walked toward a man wearing a red hoodie and jeans.
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Dramatic new video has been released showing the moment a quick-thinking police officer and a good Samaritan saved a sleeping man from death after falling off a bridge in Oklahoma. (OKCPD/TMX)
As officers approached, the man could be seen moving his feet, then suddenly turned to the right and slid off the guardrail.
That's when Reyes sprung into action, grabbing the man's hoodie as his legs dangled in the cold water below.
A jogger who was passing by arrived at the scene and helped Reyes grab the man's arm. A man could be heard moaning loudly as he looked outside and dangled precariously from the bridge for several seconds.
“Hey, doctor, come on,” Reyes is heard saying, and the Good Samaritan asks, “Are you okay? Are you okay?”
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Both officers and the Good Samaritan pulled the man to safety, pulled him back over the guardrail and safely onto the bridge. (OKCPD/TMX)
They then dragged him to safety and carried him safely over the guardrail and onto the bridge.
Oklahoma City police said a medical team examined the man and determined he was not injured.
Oklahoma City Police Sergeant Gary Knight told News9 the guardrail is about a foot wide and has a drop of about 30 to 40 feet to the water below.
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The man was lying on his back on a concrete guardrail before he fell. (OKCPD/TMX)
“When a police officer steps into action, it's like a hero, saving someone's life with the help of a citizen,” Knight said.
According to News9, the man told police he did not intend to harm himself and that he was resting when he fell asleep because the weather was nice.
Police say Reyes gave a ride to his family and is not homeless.
