Friday, May 12th 2017, 6:23 pm
A handful of Tinker Airmen are being called heroes by Midwest City Police Chief Brandon Clabes, after they stopped a woman from committing suicide, Wednesday afternoon.
MWC Police Chief Brandon Clabes had praise for Tinker AFB Airmen who intervened in a woman's suicide attempt. @SteveShawNews9's story at 10. pic.twitter.com/RhhQcTBCrc
— News 9 (@NEWS9) May 12, 2017
Captain Justin Phelps was one of three Airmen who saw the distraught woman peering over the edge of the I-40 overpass at Air Depot Road. The Airmen put themselves at great physical risk by running onto the overpass amongst busy I-40 traffic.
They were able to coax the woman—one of the Airmen tells News 9 is a Nurse—to safety.
“It was a community responding to someone in need,” Justin Phelps said.
Captain Justin Phelps was one of three Airmen who saw the distraught woman peering over the edge of the I-40 overpass at Air Depot Road. The Airmen put themselves at great physical risk by running onto the overpass amongst busy I-40 traffic.
They were able to coax the woman—one of the Airmen tells News 9 is a Nurse—to safety.
“It was a community responding to someone in need,” Justin Phelps said.
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