Heartwarming moment NYPD lieutenant talks suicidal woman out of jumping from Brooklyn Bridge: 'Please, don't do it'

A courageous lieutenant from the New York Police Department put his own life at risk to rescue a suicidal woman from jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge.  

Bodycam footage shared by NYPD captures the heartwarming incident that occurred on a drizzly Wednesday afternoon. 

In the video, Lieutenant Hak Kim fearlessly approached the 25-year-old woman who stood on the beam, contemplating jumping into the East River below. 

'No, don't do it! Get down please,' the lieutenant yelled repeatedly. 'Please don't do this. We got you. We're gonna help you out, please.' 

Lt. Kim and his fellow officers eventually convinced the woman to come down. She was taken to hospital for a psychological evaluation, according to PIX11.

Lieutenant Hak Kim from the New York Police Department put his own life at risk to rescue a suicidal woman from jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge

Kim fearlessly approached the 25-year-old woman who stood on the beam, contemplating jumping into the East River below

Lt. Kim(pictured) and his fellow officers eventually convinced the woman to come down. She was taken to hospital for a psychological evaluation

Kim did not hesitate to climb the bridge and open a dialogue as other officers voiced their concerns about the weather conditions saying, 'It's slippery, LT.'

'I got this,' he replied. Footage captures him shouting over the rain as he desperately tried to reach the young woman who was walking towards the cables of the bridge. 

'My name is Lieutenant Kim, OK? I don't know what kind of trouble you are having, what kind of problem you are going through,' he said. 

'We are gonna help you out,' Kim assured the woman, adding, 'Save your life. It's not worth it.'

'I got three kids. I don't know if you have a kid. I don't know if you are married or not, but it's not worth it.' 

'We care about you, OK? Please don't do it.' Kim then asked the woman to sit on the span’s beam. The video ends with the woman coming down from a ladder.

Kim did not hesitate to climb the bridge and open a dialogue as other officers voiced their concerns about the weather conditions, saying, 'It's slippery, LT'

'I got this,' he replied. Footage captures him shouting over the rain as he desperately tried to reach the young woman who was walking toward the cables of the bridge

'We care about you, OK? Please don't do it.' Kim then asked the woman to sit on the span’s beam. The video ends with the woman coming down from a ladder

The footage has elicited overwhelming reactions on social media, with tens of thousands of users commenting and reposting the video across various platforms.

Many users expressed gratitude for the officers' heroic decision during the critical and intense moment.  

One person wrote: 'Thank you sincerely for helping someone who was clearly at the lowest point of her life and thinking that jumping was her only choice. Thank you for giving her the chance to make a *different* choice.' 

Another user wrote: 'They do this day in and day out rain, snow cold, hot. Respect our man and women in uniform because when something goes wrong, they are always there for you and all.' 

Kim joined the department in July 2002 and was appointed as a lieutenant in 2016. Records show he made $195,000 last year.