Major League Umpire See A Woman About To Jump Off A Bridge, So He Does This To Save Her Life

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This is a beautiful story from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, about Major League umpire John Trumpane. He went out for a jog and some lunch on Wednesday when and was walking across the Roberto Clemente Bridge that afternoon. That’s when he saw a woman climb over a railing and peer down into the waters of the Allegheny River below.

“What’s this lady trying to do?” he asked a couple of people in front of him.

“I don’t know,” they responded.

Then, this happened:

The bridge was mostly empty at that time of day. Tumpane rushed toward the woman, who appeared calm, and asking what was going on.

“I just wanted to get a better look of the city from this side,” she replied, according to the umpire’s recollection.

“Oh no,” Tumpane said, hooking his arm around hers. “You don’t want to do that. It’s just as good over here. Let’s go grab some lunch and talk.”

“No, no, no,” she answered. “I’m better off on this side. Just let me go.”

“I’m not going to let you go,” he said. “Let’s talk this out. We’ll get you back over here.”

“No one wants to help me,” she repeated. “Just let me go.”

“No, we’re here to help you.”

Tumpane signaled to other people to call 9-1-1, stayed with the woman, restrained her, and carried on a conversation with her until the emergency personnel arrived.

Once the woman was lifted back over the railing, she was laid on a mat, and paramedics readied the ambulance. Before she was whisked away, Tumpane knelt next to the woman and tried to comfort her. He asked for her first name, and she gave it, and he prayed for her.

“I told her, ‘I didn’t forget her, and we’d be here, and she’s better off on this side than the other side.’ ” he recalled. “I just want her to know that.”

Before he left, he told her, “I’ll never forget you.” Awww… What a story.