i see the big rescue truck there. i see police all along the bridge. howard gillam works for a local cable station and just happens to be driving by when he notices some commotion. so i m, like, hey, i ve got the camera in my car. let s get out and videotape it. how long you been up there? gillam estimates by the time he starts taking this dramatic video, the man, matthew buford, has already been on the bridge for ten minutes, maybe more. we re here about the leg up. buford lets go with one hand, leaning out over the water. don t jump! police and firefighters are lining the bridge, but strangely, there s no rescue boat in the water. a mile down the river. but so far nearly 20 minutes have passed and no rescue boat has been able to make it there yet. whoa. the situation appears to be getting worse. oh, come on, buddy. don t jump! if buford does jump, he might survive the 50-foot fall.
i remember commenting to my girlfriend that if he does jump, i m going in. but i don t think that i really believed that i would actually that it would come down to that. if it does come to that, garrett couples is qualified. he s a medical student trained in lifesaving cpr. and for eight straight summers he s been an ocean lifeguard with a perfect rescue record. i ve been in the water at least 100 times. by now, more than 50 policemen and firefighters are on the scene, and couples assumes that with so many rescuers around they won t need his help. and up on the bridge, negotiators make contact with the man on the ledge as a crowd of onlookers gathers below. i see the big rescue truck there. i see police all along the bridge. howard gillam works for a local capable station and just happens to be driving by when he notices some commotion.
next thing tara and garrett know, police cars and fire trucks swarm all around them. they re forced off the bridge to a nearby riverbank. i remember commenting to my girlfriend that if he does jump, i m going in. but i don t think that i really believed that i would actually that it would come down to that. if it does come to that, garrett couples is qualified. he s a medical student trained in lifesaving cpr. and for eight straight summers he s been an ocean lifeguard with a perfect rescue record. i ve been in the water at least 100 times. by now, more than 50 policemen and firefighters are on the scene, and couples assumes that with so many rescuers around they won t need his help. and up on the bridge, negotiators make contact with the man on the ledge as a crowd of onlookers gathers below. i see the big rescue truck there. i see police all along the bridge. howard gillam works for a local cable station and just
when their stroll takes a change. i glanced over my left shoulder and noticed there was a gentleman sitting on the bridge. the next thing tara and garrett know, police cars and fire trucks swarm all around them. they re forced off the bridge to a nearby riverbank. i remember commenting to my girlfriend, if he does jump i m going in, but i don t think i really believed that i would actually, it would come down to that. if it does come to that, garrett couples is qualified, he s a medical student trained in life-saving cpr and for eight straight summers he s been an ocean lifeguard with a perfect rescue record. i ve been in the water at least 100 times. by now, more than 50 policemen and firefighters are on the scene and couples assumes that with so many rescuers around, they won t need his help. and up on the bridge, negotiators make contact with the man on the ledge, as a crowd of onlookers gathers below. i see the big rescue truck there. i see police all along the brid
a nearby riverbank. i remember commenting to my girlfriend, if he does jump i m going in, but i don t think i really believed that i would actually, it would come down to that. if it does come that-to-that garrett couples is qualified, he s a medical student trained in life-saving cpr and for eight straight summers he s been an ocean lifeguard with a perfect rescue record. i ve been in the water at least 100 times. by now, more than 50 policemen and firefighters are on the scene and couples assumes that with so many rescuers around, they won t need his help. and up on the bridge, negotiators make contact with the man on the ledge, as a crowd of onlookers gathers below. i see the big rescue truck there. i see police all along the bridge. howard gillam works for a local cable station and just happens to be driving by when he notices some commotion. so i m like hey i got the cam are rah in my car. let s get out and videotape it.