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A police officer recently helped save a woman who seemed to be preparing to jump off a bridge in Maine

Officer Lucas Shirland quickly noticed the woman was preparing to jump when he pulled her back over the edge

Dashcam footage from the incident showed the moment Shirland pulled the woman to safety

A Maine police officer is being applauded for helping save a woman who seemed to be preparing to jump off a bridge.

Officer Lucas Shirland was recently dispatched to the Merrymeeting Bridge following “a report of a person sitting on the railing who appeared to be preparing to jump,” according to a Facebook post from the Topsham Police Department.

Upon arrival, Shirland “immediately began a conversation” with the individual as they sat about the Androscoggin River.

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