GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Police were able to talk a suicidal man down off of the Leo Frigo Bridge Saturday.
Green Bay police say they responded to a report that a suicidal man parked his vehicle at the top of the bridge around 12:45 p.m.
The 45-year-old man was sitting on the side barrier of the bridge when officers arrived. Police shut down traffic in both directions during negotiations with the man.
The man told police he had a knife and had taken several pills.
After about 25 minutes, police got the man off the ledge and he was taken to a local hospital.
Both northbound and southbound lanes were shut down for about 40 minutes.
