Body-cam footage shows Peel officers saving person in crisis from edge of building
Posted June 2, 2023 7:15 pm.
Last Updated June 2, 2023 7:18 pm.
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Peel Regional Police is honouring three of its constables after body-camera footage showed the officers helping a person in crisis contemplating ending their life.
Peel Regional Police shared the video on Twitter of its officers at a building in Mississauga responding to a domestic dispute call.
In the video, the caption explained that the person in crisis texted a photo to the individual that phoned the police showing them on the edge of the building. The footage shows officers climbing ladders in an attempt to reach the person.
“The officers climbed 57 flights of stairs and through various obstacles to reach the roof,” the video’s caption reads.
The body-cam footage then shows the person in crisis standing at the edge of the tall building’s roof as officers attempt to assist. The three police constables can be heard talking to the individual, trying to get them back to safety.
The person in crisis eventually sits down, and the officers formulate a plan to get them away from the edge.
Eventually, the officers are able to reach for the man, who can be seen embracing one of the constables. He’s then brought down from the roof to safety.
https://twitter.com/PeelPolice/status/1664724733580005376
“We acknowledge and applaud their extreme bravery and critical decision-making to save a life,” a police spokesperson wrote on Twitter.
The police force recognized the three officers with the 2023 Jack Cover Medal of Heroism.
If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, help is available. You are not alone. For readers in Canada, here are some resources.
Crisis Services Canada, which can be reached by Phone at 833-456-4566.
Residents of Quebec can call 866-277-3553 (APPELLE).
Regional text messaging services can be found on the Crisis Services Canada website.
Kids Help Phone, which can be called toll-free at 1-800-668-6868. A text option exists too by texting CONNECT to 686868.
Hope for Wellness Help Line is a service available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate crisis intervention that provides experienced and culturally sensitive help-line counsellors if you want to talk. An online chat option exists too.
