NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A man wanted on multiple warrants was rescued early Saturday after diving from a bridge into Browns Creek while trying to flee officers investigating a reported vehicle burglary, according to Metro Nashville Police.

Police said officers responded before dawn to reports of auto burglaries outside a parking lot on Lafayette Street. When an officer arrived, a man matching the suspect description attempted to hide before getting into a nearby vehicle, police said.

As the officer approached, the man exited the car and began walking away. Police said he ignored commands to stop and ran across the roadway to a bridge over Browns Creek, where he jumped into shallow water and was seriously injured.

Officers climbed down the steep terrain on the opposite side of the brid

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