Chief Wes Coatney of the Aurora Marionville Police Dept shares an incident from late last month, calling first responders heroes.
“On August 28th, near midnight, a dangerous and intense situation unfolded in Aurora.
A call came in about a suicidal person who had scaled a tree, tied a strap around their neck, and was in the process of attempting suicide by hanging from approximately 30-40 feet in the air.
The Aurora Fire Department arrived. The person in the tree was known to staff and was known to suffer from addiction and legitimate attendant medical conditions.
Captain Todd Wood and Firefighter Harley Stice arrived.
If they had fallen, they would have landed on pavement or concrete and most assuredly would have died.