Moment suicidal man is heroically rescued by NYPD <br /> <br />Manhattan, NY - Cops pulled a suicidal man off the Manhattan Bridge Wednesday morning, after he threatened to take the plunge, authorities said. <br /> <br />Police received 911 calls at around 5 a.m., reporting the man – in a t-shirt, red pants and white high-top sneakers – climbed over a barrier alongside the bridge’s bike lane. <br /> <br />Emergency Service Unit officers kept the man at mid-span talking for about 30 minutes before it was safe enough to grab him. <br /> <br />He was held this morning at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center for a psychological evaluation, police said. <br /> <br />Cops pulled a suicidal man off the Manhattan Bridge Wednesday morning, after he threatened to take the plunge, authorities said. <br /> <br />Police received 911 calls at around 5 a.m., reporting the man – in a t-shirt, red pants and white high-top sneakers – climbed over a barrier alongside the bridge’s bike lane. <br /> <br />Emergency Service Unit officers kept the man at mid-span talking for about 30 minutes before it was safe enough to grab him. <br /> <br />He was held this morning at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center for a psychological evaluation, police said. <br />Tag: suicidal ,man ,heroically ,rescued ,NYPD,Manhattan, Bridge