Cop talks suicidal man off bridge and gives him a big hug... <br /> <br />Police officer talks suicidal man into not jumping off Raleigh bridge… then gives him a big hug <br /> <br />Suicidal man was preparing to jump off hideway bridge near Raleigh <br />Police officer Dan Hicks spotted the man and went over to help him out <br />After talking him out of jumping, Hicks gave the man a big hug <br />When the police officer got home, he didn't even tell his wife what he did <br /> <br />A police officer saved the life of a suicidal man, who was preparing to jump off the top of a bridge near Raleigh, North Carolina. <br /> <br />Police officer Dan Hicks was having a quiet day at work when he got a call reporting that a man was standing on the outer rails of the highway bridge. <br /> <br />The astonishing video footage shows Hicks persuading the man, who has not been named, not to jump before he gives him a large hug after he climbs back on to the road.