Pearland student who attempted suicide at high school saved by teachers

Photo: Diego Gonzales/For The Houston Chronicle A LifeFlight helicopter leaves Glenda Dawson High School in...

A student at Glenda Dawson High School attempted to hang himself in a stairwell with a rope early Thursday morning, shortly before the start of the school day.

According to the Pearland Police Department, the boy was found by a teacher at about 6:30 a.m.

At least three teachers managed to save the young boy's life by lowering him from the rope he used to hang himself with, and then rendered first aid until medical staff arrived.

At least three teachers helped the student, said Pearland PD spokesman Jason Wells.

Pearland medics arrived to school and had the student airlifted to a hospital in downtown Houston.

The student's condition is unknown at the time, but Wells said that the teachers saved the boy's life.

"Had it been a mere few more seconds, no telling what condition the boy would've been in," he said.