Busy Morning For Port Authority Police At George Washington Bridge
FORT LEE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- It was a busy morning for Port Authority police officers based out of Fort Lee, New Jersey.
Around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, officers received a 911 call about a man who had climbed a railing on the George Washington Bridge and was threatening to jump. The officers managed to grab him, and put him in an ambulance to get medical treatment.
Moments later, they received a call about a 40-year-old pregnant woman from Bergen County going into labor at the bridge's toll plaza.
With some help from the Fort Lee Police Department, officers were able to escort the woman to NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.
