ALTON - Police successfully talked a woman out of jumping from the Clark Bridge just before noon Wednesday.
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Lt. Seth Stinnet of the Alton Police Department said police received a call at 11:56 a.m. claiming someone had jumped from the bridge. When officers arrived at the scene, however, Stinnet said officers found a woman contemplating jumping, but instead were able to talk her from the edge.
The unidentified woman was placed in protective custody and was taken to Centerstone for a wellness evaluation following her moment of crisis.
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