Kota Kinabalu: Family members of a 30-year-old managed to talk him out of a suicide attempt at the 10th floor of Sutera Avenue, here, Thursday evening.
The Sabah Fire and Rescue Department Operations Centre (PGO) said they received a distress call at 4.13 pm.
Thirteen personnel from the Kota Kinabalu Station rushed to the scene, according to a statement.
“The victim was handed over to police for further action and the operation was called off 20 minutes later,” said a PGO spokesperson.
On Monday, rescue workers managed to drag a man ashore after he jumped from a bridge along Jalan Baru in Beaufort in an apparent suicide attempt.
The 39-year-old, who plunged into the river while wearing a motorcycle helmet, escaped without serious injuries in the 6.40pm incident.
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