Man Talked Out Of Jumping Off Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

A man tried to jump off the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge but was successfully talked out it by the NYPD. SI Live is reporting that the incident caused several lanes of the upper-span of the bridge to be closed while police talked the man off the ledge.

The man in question was described as a Brooklyn resident in his 50s. The incident marks the second time this week that someone tried to take their own life by leaping off the bridge. On Monday, we reported on a 29-year-old man, since identified as Michael Caiazzo, who jumped off the bridge on Sunday afternoon. The fall did not kill the man immediately but he later died as a result of his injuries at Staten Island University Hospital.