On September 8, 2017, at 1458 hours, Oceanside Police Officers Ann O’Neill and Gary Alexis received a radio call of a subject on the Mission Avenue overpass possibly preparing to jump onto the freeway below. They arrived to discover a distraught 20 year old female on the outside of the protective wrought iron fence, sitting on the street sign above the freeway. Recognizing not only the danger to the subject, but also the danger to freeway motorists, the officers ensured the freeway was shut down by calling for Oceanside Police units and the California Highway Patrol to assist. Officer O’Neill attempted to communicate with the subject while requesting Crisis Negotiation Officers and a supervisor. Officer Alexis briefed CHP Officers Ryan Harrison and Jeff Pedersen after they arrived on scene. As Officer Alexis briefed the CHP officers, Officer O’Neill observed the subject let go of the fence and begin to lean forward in an obvious attempt to jump and end her life. Officer O’Neill quickly reached through the bars of the fence and grabbed the suicidal subject’s arm, restraining her from jumping, while alerting Officer Alexis for assistance. This was an extremely awkward position for Officer O’Neill who began losing her balance as well. Officers Alexis, Harrison and Pedersen quickly ran over and also grabbed the subject who instantly became “ferociously agitated, twisting and kicking in an attempt to break free while emitting a blood curdling scream.” The officers continued to struggle with their grip on the subject as she thrashed about violently attempting to pull away from their grasp. In a last ditch effort to restrain the subject, Officer Alexis reached over the fence, laying his body on the sharply spiked barricade and grabbed the subject’s lower torso. Collectively the Officers gained enough control so they could lift her up and over the fence to safety. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, one third to 80% of suicides are impulsive decisions and 90% of those who survive do not try again. This dramatically illustrates the importance of intervening when possible during these crisis situations.