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UPDATE: Santa Cruz bridge closed for nearly an hour due to suicidal subject

Published November 6, 2015 11:54 PM

UPDATE 9:55 PM: Murray Bridge was closed for nearly an hour as authorities worked to get a suicidal subject from jumping off.

Santa Cruz police, the California Highway Patrol and Harbor Patrol assisted with the incident.

A trained Crisis Negotiator from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s office was able to successfully get the individual down, police said.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a suicidal subject on Murray Bridge in Santa Cruz.

According to CHP, the area of 7th Avenue and Eaton Street is closed.

Keep checking News Channel 5 for more updates on this developing story.

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