In a daring rescue, Hong Kong
firemen foiled an attempt by a 44-year-old Filipina patient to jump off a
fifth-floor awning of the Prince of Wales Hospital building in Shatin early this
morning, Mar 5.
A police spokeswoman said hospital staff called for help
after seeing the woman sitting on the edge of the awning at about 5:30 am. She reportedly climbed out the window from a fifth-floor
ward of the hospital.
Police and fire officers who arrived at the scene tried to
persuade the Filipina to calm down and step back to safety, but she refused.
An air mattress was immediately inflated on the ground below
while a negotiator was sent to convince her to return to safety.
A video shared on social media showed a fireman climbing
onto the awning, before offering a white jacket to the woman, who was wearing
only a pair of hospital pajamas in the cold. He then threw the jacket to the
woman.
While the woman was putting the jacket on, two fire officers
abseiled down from an upper-floor ledge and grabbed her.
They were joined by other officers in securing the woman and
carrying her down to safety. The drama was over at about 9am.
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| It took several more rescuers to haul the Filipina back to safety |
The spokeswoman said the unidentified Filipina suffered superficial
injuries from the incident and was being treated at the hospital.
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She said there were no suspicious circumstances and no note
was found. But police were still investigating the incident. The case was
classified as a “suicide attempt.”
Those who are depressed or are having suicidal thoughts are
urged to seek help, or call the 24-hour multi-lingual hotline at The Samaritan
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