A local man says he’s thankful to be alive thanks to Omaha Police officers. Over the weekend a handful of officers had to hold on to a man teetering off the ledge of a building downtown.
As people were leaving the bars downtown early Saturday morning, Jenny Houston became witness to a life being saved. “It was very scary,” she described to WOWT 6 News.
“There’s not time to think. The officers just have to trust in the training and be able to react.” The officer’s partner held on to him making a human chain of people who were hanging on for their lives.
“They were trying to get his other leg but they couldn’t reach it,” said Houston. For about 7-10 minutes other officers had to come to their aid as they struggled to pull the man back up.
Thankfully the officers were able to finally pull the man back up to safety and get him to a local hospital to get care. It was there that the man thanked the responding officers several times for saving his life.
“I just think the Omaha Police Department did a great job. I thank them for their service,” said Houston. She told us throughout the entire process she could hear the officers communicating with each other and with the man in order to save him.