He tries to take his own life by jumping off a bridge in Saltillo

In a dramatic incident that occurred Friday night, a man identified as Gerardo, 31 years old, tried to kill himself throwing himself from the pedestrian bridge located on Fundadores Boulevard, in front of the Morelos neighborhood, in Saltillo.

The event, of which the causes that led the individual to make this desperate decision are unknown, took place around 10:00 at night. Several calls to the 911 emergency system alerted about the presence of a man standing on the grate of the vehicular bridgeexpressing his intention to jump.

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The municipal police responded quickly by sending a patrol to the scene, while one of the officers remained on the side of Fundadores Boulevard. trying to establish a dialogue with the individual. Simultaneously, four other police officers headed to the bridge, which is approximately five meters high.

Despite the officers’ efforts to convince him to give up his decision, The man chose to escape from them and threw himself into the voidsuffering a back injury in the process.

Paramedics from firefighters and the Red Cross immediately went to the scene to provide medical attention and transfer him to the General Hospital. According to reports, Gerardo’s health condition is considered serious. Authorities will continue to investigate the circumstances that led to this attempt suicide.