NYPD officer who saved woman on Brooklyn Bridge says rescue happened on his 3rd day with elite unit

An officer who saved a woman's life on the Brooklyn Bridge last week said the rescue happened on just his third day on the job with the New York Police Department's elite Emergency Service Unit, which takes on some of the most dangerous rescues.

The incident happened on July 8 when a call came за човек в неволя на върха на Бруклинския мост, съгласно NYPD. After an hour of compassionate negotiation approximately 200 feet above the East River, Officer Cristian Yepes wrapped his arms around the woman and was able to bring her to safety.

" I got you, I promise, " Yepes is heard telling the woman on body camera video.

" The care, courage, and compassion these officers showed was just extraordinary, " Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said in a statement on social media.

The rescue was one of three by the same unit within one week.

" This is what I've been training for, this is what I've prepared for, " Yepes said in an interview. „ И крайната ми цел е да се уверя, че всички са в сигурност. “

Йепес беше патрулен чиновник в продължение на седем години. He was fresh off the eight months of intensive training required to join the elite unit, and still it was his humanity that helped clinch the rescue.

" Yeah, we have the uniform. Yes, we're police officers, " he said, " but we're just human at the end of the day. "

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