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Tennessee Trooper Pulls Woman From I-81 Bridge Ledge in Post-Christmas Rescue

Bodycam video accompanied a holiday message urging compassion, with authorities pointing to the 988 crisis lifeline.

Overview

  • Body-worn camera footage shows a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer lunging to grab a woman from a bridge ledge.
  • The intervention happened Friday, the day after Christmas, on I-81 over the Holston River in Tennessee.
  • THP credited a coordinated response that included seven THP units, Sullivan County agencies, Kingsport Police, EMS, TDOT, State Parks, and a TWRA boat positioned below.
  • The woman was placed in an ambulance for evaluation, and authorities have not released her name.
  • In a Facebook post, THP emphasized holiday-related mental-health strains and directed people to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.