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High-stakes Brooklyn Bridge rescue
7/9/2026, 11:42 PM - 281 words
Faulty reasoning signals
- Framing Effect - 29.2%
- Appeal to Authority - 7.6%
- Negativity Bias - 5.4%
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I got you. I promise. >> Tonight, new video shows a harrowing rescue at the top of the famed Brooklyn Bridge. Specially trained officers with safety harnesses climbing up the cables. You can see them high up in the air, the water more than 100 ft below. According to the police commissioner Wednesday evening, the NYPD emergency services unit responded to 911 calls of a person in distress. >> My name is Chris. What's your name? I just want to talk. What's happening today? >> Body camera footage shows an officer
approaching the woman who has not been named, her face blurred by the NYPD. >> I want to help you. That's why I'm up here right now. I genuinely care. I do. >> Listen as the officer gently tries to talk her down, meeting the crisis with compassion. >> It's it's a permanent solution to a temporary problem. It really is. I don't know what you're going through, but I want to understand. We can offer We have services we can we can get you to. The strongest thing you can do right now is accept help. I promise you,
that's the strongest thing you can do. >> Police say the conversation lasted for nearly an hour before a team of first responders restrains her, safely removing her from the bridge and taking her to the hospital for evaluation. Tonight, the New York police commissioner praising those officers for their extraordinary care and courage. Aaron McLaughlin, NBC News, New York. >> And great We thank you for watching and remember, stay updated on breaking news and top stories on the NBC News app or
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