Police Spend Hours on Overpass Convincing Man Not to Kill Himself

"I tried to stay as calm as I could, but to see someone hanging off a bridge, your stomach does drop, you feel that gut feeling," Madrid said, adding that she first had to try and gain the man's trust. Albuquerque Police Department

Two Albuquerque Police Department officers are credited with saving a man’s life after convincing him not to jump off an overpass onto a busy interstate.

The man was apparently going to jump from Wyoming overpass onto I-40 in an attempt to kill himself, KRQE-TV reported.