NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Early this afternoon, a man was on top of the Korean Veterans Bridge, planning to jump into the Cumberland River.

After a search and rescue effort to find the man, he was coaxed off the side by firefighters. Metro Police and the Mental Health Cooperative were also there to help.

They used a ladder to help the man off the edge of the bridge after he was afraid to get off.

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