A rookie Los Angeles firefighter's attempt to connect with a man proved to be life-saving when the man safely surrendered after threatening to jump off a freeway overpass.
Kenneth Fraser was driving home Tuesday night from training as a Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter when he noticed people crowded around a man on the 101 Freeway overpass in Hollywood.
Fraser got out of his car and cleared the scene. He approached the man, who was threatening to jump off the bridge. Fraser, who was off-duty and had only months of training under his belt, started a conversation with him.
"I got a chance to get up close and personal with the gentleman," he said.