Posted on Jul 9, 2022
Hampton man stops Navy sailor from suicide attempt
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Jesse Hepburn and his wife take their pup Ollie for walks in a Hampton park near Darling Stadium every day.
“We try to come out here to get some off-leash exercise just because he’s got a super high energy requirement,” Hepburn said.
But during a walk in April, Ollie started acting unusual around a tree towards the back of the park.
“We looked up and there was a person in the tree, with a rope around his neck,” Hepburn said.
Hepburn says it hit him that this man was moments away from attempting to commit suicide. A photo from that day shows the rope the man used wrapped several times around a thick branch.
“He was so quiet, like he didn’t want to be noticed … I was just like, ‘is everything OK man? Are you doing all right?’ Once I started conversating with him he came down. All I had to do was say something,” explained Hepburn.
“We try to come out here to get some off-leash exercise just because he’s got a super high energy requirement,” Hepburn said.
But during a walk in April, Ollie started acting unusual around a tree towards the back of the park.
“We looked up and there was a person in the tree, with a rope around his neck,” Hepburn said.
Hepburn says it hit him that this man was moments away from attempting to commit suicide. A photo from that day shows the rope the man used wrapped several times around a thick branch.
“He was so quiet, like he didn’t want to be noticed … I was just like, ‘is everything OK man? Are you doing all right?’ Once I started conversating with him he came down. All I had to do was say something,” explained Hepburn.
Hampton man stops Navy sailor from suicide attempt
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Suicide
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Police say it was later learned while officers were speaking to the victim, that he was an active-duty Navy member who was struggling with work and personal issues. Hepburn’s kindness and willingness to come to someone’s aid that he didn’t know before that day, saved another’s life.
While the coin was a pleasant surprise, Hepburn says the real reward was knowing he was able to intervene at a critical moment.
He hopes this is a lesson to others.
“Slow down and try to be there for people. Give people a safe space to feel what they’re feeling. What they’re feeling is valid it’s a real experience to them. They’re not crazy for it, they just need help and love like everybody else,” Hepburn said."
..."Police say it was later learned while officers were speaking to the victim, that he was an active-duty Navy member who was struggling with work and personal issues. Hepburn’s kindness and willingness to come to someone’s aid that he didn’t know before that day, saved another’s life.
While the coin was a pleasant surprise, Hepburn says the real reward was knowing he was able to intervene at a critical moment.
He hopes this is a lesson to others.
“Slow down and try to be there for people. Give people a safe space to feel what they’re feeling. What they’re feeling is valid it’s a real experience to them. They’re not crazy for it, they just need help and love like everybody else,” Hepburn said."
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If this Hispanic sailor had committed suicide, would the media say that it was done by some white supremacist group?
My sister committed suicide the same way but in the garage using a beam to hang herself from.
I bet the drugs and alcohol is a factor. Maybe I'm Wrong?
My sister committed suicide the same way but in the garage using a beam to hang herself from.
I bet the drugs and alcohol is a factor. Maybe I'm Wrong?
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