PORT ANGELES — The west Eighth Street bridge over the Tumwater Truck Route — and the truck route itself — were closed for a short time today (Wednesday) because a man sat on the railing and threatened to jump, Port Angeles police said.
Port Angeles police Cpl. David Dombrowski, a trained negotiator, talked the man off the railing at 5:39 p.m., Powless said.
The man, who was not identified, was detained under the Involuntary Treatment Act, police said.
Police were notified by a family member that during a cell phone conversation the man had threatened to jump off the 98-foot-tall span.
The man repeated the same threat to police Sgt. Joshua Powless and Officer Allen Brusseau as he sat on the north railing, Powless said.
The bridge was closed at 5:07 p.m., and the truck route closed at about 5:20 p.m, Powless said.
The truck route reopened at 5:43 p.m., and the bridge reopened at 5:52 p.m., Powless said.
