"Officers Phillip Aban and Katarzyna Kwasnik of the 84th Precinct arrived at the building on Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn at 1:15 p.m. on May 7 and immediately attempted to talk her down. In dramatic body-camera footage, Aban asked the woman what he could do to help, in response she told him to tell her parents that she loves them. It was clear in that moment that she had grave intentions. Neither Aban nor Kwasnik would let that happen."
"And my initial reaction was to just kind of rush towards her, to try to grab her and pull her back to safety. But I had to stop myself and revert to my training, because there's a possibility that if we had to rush towards her, it could have triggered her to jump, Aban remembered. So? I reintroduced myself with my common name, which my friends and family call me. And then she responded to that."
"As Aban held her hand and spoke with her, Kwasnik called her mother and put her on speakerphone to calm her. The mom was just there with her the whole time, giving her words of encouragement, telling her not to do it, that she's loved, that she cares about her, Kwasnik said. Meanwhile, members of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit, Ian Woodard and Vinson Hartenfels, geared up with harnesses and helmets."
"Woodard climbed over the partition and joined the distraught woman, where he told her he would be with her for as long as she needed. I gave her distance, I gave her time. And when I knew she wanted to talk, I then shimmied my way close to her, and th"
A 41-year-old woman in a mental health crisis climbed about 30 stories up a Brooklyn high-rise and dangled over a terrace edge after scaling a glass partition. Officers Phillip Aban and Katarzyna Kwasnik arrived and immediately tried to talk her down, asking what they could do to help. The woman said to tell her parents that she loved them, indicating serious intent. Aban avoided rushing toward her to prevent triggering a jump and instead followed training while reintroducing himself. Kwasnik called the woman’s mother and put her on speakerphone to provide reassurance. Emergency Services Unit members prepared with harnesses and helmets, and one officer climbed over the partition to stay with her and provide time and distance until she was ready to talk.
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