Mentally disturbed man tries to jump off highway in Johor


Fire and Rescue Dept personnel trying to coax the mentally ill man to come down from the ledge of the EDL on Tuesday.

JOHOR BARU: A mentally disturbed man was pulled to safety after he attempted to jump off the ledge of the Eastern Dispersal Link Highway (EDL) at KM3.7 heading towards Permas Jaya here Tuesday.

Tebrau Fire and Rescue Department Jasni Saidin said firemen at the scene tried to coax the 37-year-old man, who was squatting at a signboard ledge, to come down but to no avail.

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