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See it: Police rescue woman from 30th-floor ledge of Brooklyn high-rise

NYPD officers rescued a 41-year-old woman from the 30th-floor ledge of the Avalon Willoughby Square high-rise in Downtown Brooklyn following a 911 distress call on Thursday.

By Brooklyn Eagle — Heights Press· May 12, 2026
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New York Police Department officers and members of the Emergency Services Unit successfully intervened to save a despondent woman at 214 Duffield St. around 1:15 p.m. Body-cam footage released over the weekend shows an officer named Nicholas establishing a rapport with the woman and holding her hand through a glass barrier to keep her calm.

A tactical responder subsequently donned rappelling gear and climbed onto the narrow exterior ledge to assist. After a brief conversation, the 41-year-old woman was pulled safely over the barrier by several officers. She was then transported by Emergency Medical Services to a local hospital for evaluation.

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