On December 13, 2009, at approximately 0100 hours, the Bangor Police Department received information of a female threatening to jump off a bridge into the Penobscot River. Officer Joe Baillaregeon was the first to arrive. He observed the female standing on the outside of the railing threatening to jump into the water 447 feet below. Officer Jim Hassard and Officer Rob Angelo arrived and Officer Angelo began to initiate a conversation with the woman. The Bangor Fire Department was called but they were unable to get a boat in the water in the event that she jumped. After approximately 25 minutes in very cold temperatures, the female started to shiver and began to let go of the railing. Then she slipped on the edge and began to fall. The female reached out and placed her arm over the railing in an attempt to hang on and prevent herself from falling into the river below. Officer Angelo, who had been standing on the roadway approximately eight feet away, jumped over the Jersey barrier between the sidewalk and the road, and grabbed the woman before she fell. A video of the event, captured on the in-car video of one of the cruisers, depicts Officer Angelo’s feet, at one point, coming off the ground as he grabbed and held onto the woman. The railings along the bridge are not very high and when the officers leaned over, disregarding their own safety, there was a strong possibility they, too, could have been pulled over by the weight of the person falling. Officers Hassard and Baillargeon also grabbed the woman and assisted Officer Angelo in pulling her to safety. The woman then attempted to swallow pills, but was also prevented. According to the Bangor Fire Department, they would not have been able to rescue all parties if they fell, and the fall and subsequent immersion would likely have been fatal.