Police officer scales Brooklyn Bridge to rescue woman sat on beam

• A police officer heroically scaled the Brooklyn Bridge to intervene with a woman threatening to jump from the structure.
• Bodycam footage released by the New York Police Department (NYPD) shows the officer engaging with the woman, who was perched above the East River.
• The officer spent over an hour speaking to the woman, using phrases such as 'I just wanna talk' and 'It’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem'.
• Officers successfully helped the woman off the bridge after the prolonged interaction.
• She was subsequently taken to a local hospital for observation following the incident.

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Heroic police officers scale Brooklyn Bridge to rescue woman