A California police officer nearly lost his eyesight when he risked his life to save a suicidal man who was threatening to jump from a highway overpass.California Highway Patrol Officer Dane Norem has spoken out for the first time about a bold rescue that changed his life forever and kept him away from the job he loves for three years of rehabilitation.In October 2012, Norem got a radio call that a suicidal man was threatening to jump from the La Sierra Avenue overpass in Riverside, California. The man’s legs were already dangling over the edge, and Norem knew that if the man jumped, not only would he die, the fall would threaten the lives of people driving on the busy highway below.