PRINCE ALBERT - Prince Albert Police Service's Crisis Team pulled a distressed female youth off the Diefenbaker Bridge Thursday night.
Officers on Patrol responded to a report of a person standing outside the railing on the Diefenbaker Bridge and were able to reach a young female youth and bring her to safety.
At approximately 10 p.m. Thursday, officers were dispatched to the area after passersby noted a person in distress on the bridge railing. Upon arrival, Patrol members located a young woman in distress and experiencing an emotional crisis.
While speaking with the youth, officers were able to reach out and pull her to safety away from the railing. She was then connected with members from the Prince Albert Police Service’s Police and Crisis Team (PACT) and additional health supports.
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