Overview

• An off-duty Carabiniere from the Albino station stopped his car and intervened to save a woman attempting to jump from a highway overpass on SS 42 near San Paolo d’Argon.
• The officer, in civilian clothes, climbed over the parapet, engaged the woman in dialogue, and physically restrained her until help arrived.
• Backup from the Trescore Balneario Carabinieri station and 118 medical teams transported the woman to Alzano Lombardo hospital, where she remains under care.
• Provincial Carabinieri Command in Bergamo commended the officer for his decisive and humane actions in a high-risk situation.
• Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly lauded the officer on Instagram, calling him a 'hero' and highlighting his sense of civic duty beyond formal responsibilities.