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Greenwood Village Police Help Save Person In Crisis From I-25 Overpass

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (CBS4)- Greenwood Village police saved a person who was in crisis on an overpass on Interstate 25 on Thursday afternoon. Both north and southbound lanes of I-25 were closed during the negotiations.

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(credit: Dan Caplis)

Officers rushed to help the person in distress just after noon on Thursday on the Yosemite Street overpass to I-25.

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(credit: Dan Caplis)

After about 70 minutes of negotiations, the person was taken into custody and to a hospital for observation.

Traffic began flowing along I-25 shortly after.

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