Crisis negotiators averted a potentially fatal situation Wednesday morning when a man threatened to commit suicide by jumping off the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge over the Missouri River, linking Omaha and Council Bluffs. Authorities were notified at around 10:24-a.m. by the 27-year old Council Bluffs man’s father, that the man intended to jump off the bridge.

Omaha Police observed the unidentified man on the outside of the walkway on the Iowa side of the river. Council Bluffs Police Crisis Negotiators were called the scene. Also on hand were officials with the Omaha Police Dept., Omaha/Council Bluffs Fire and Rescue, and Omaha/Council Bluffs water rescue teams.

Authorities spoke with the man for about two-hours before he came back over the railing. He was transported to a Council Bluffs hospital for a psychological evaluation and treatment of minor injuries. No charges are pending against the individual.