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Dash cam video shows police rescuing woman seated on bridge railing in Texas

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Dash camera video shows police pull woman off ledge of bridge in Texas
WATCH: Police pull woman off of railing of Fred Hartman Bridge in La Porte, Texas – Jun 2, 2018

U.S. police officers pulled a woman seated on the railing of Fred Hartman Bridge in La Porte, Texas, to safety late in the evening of May 25, as seen in a newly released police dash cam video.

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The woman, whose identity was withheld, was dangling her legs on the edge of the 180-footbridge, and appeared distraught when police arrived.

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La Porte Police Department was responding to a 911 call reporting the woman’s presence on thebridge.

Police has brought the woman to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment

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