PRESTON COUNTY, W.Va. Members of the Preston County Sheriff’s Department were able to diffuse a mental health episode on Wednesday on the I-68 overpass at exit 29 in Hazelton.
Deputies responded after several 911 calls describing a male, possibly in mental distress, getting ready to jump from the bridge.
Deputies arrived to find the man speaking with several concerned community members, and with their assistance, they got the man to come down.
The subject was then taken for a mental health evaluation.
West Virginia State Police, Maryland State Police, and KAMP Ambulance responded to the scene.