Two Jefferson Parish deputies helped save a Marrero woman Sunday afternoon after she attempted to commit suicide by jumping off the Huey P. Long Bridge, officials said.The incident was reported just before 1 p.m. when the deputies received word of a woman who jumped from the bridge on the west to east bank side.Deputy Jordan Burst and Deputy David Lowe found an unoccupied vehicle abandoned in the right travel lane. The two met with the person who called to report the incident, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said.Officials said the caller told the deputies the woman stopped her vehicle in the roadway and jumped head first over the bridge railing.Burst looked over the railing and found the woman stuck headfirst in a hole of the supporting steel beam, the Sheriff's Office said. Officials said the woman was attempting to free herself.The Sheriff's Office said Burst climbed over the railing to comfort the lady while Lowe retrieved a tow-strap from his police unit to tether Burst and himself.Lowe climbed over the railing and was able to help free the woman. The Sheriff's Office said the two deputies were able to bring the woman to safety back on the bridge with the help of the Nine Mile Point Volunteer Fire Department.Officials said the woman has only been identified as a 53-year-old from Marrero. She sustained minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

Two Jefferson Parish deputies helped save a Marrero woman Sunday afternoon after she attempted to commit suicide by jumping off the Huey P. Long Bridge, officials said.

The incident was reported just before 1 p.m. when the deputies received word of a woman who jumped from the bridge on the west to east bank side.


Deputy Jordan Burst and Deputy David Lowe found an unoccupied vehicle abandoned in the right travel lane. The two met with the person who called to report the incident, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said.

Officials said the caller told the deputies the woman stopped her vehicle in the roadway and jumped head first over the bridge railing.

Burst looked over the railing and found the woman stuck headfirst in a hole of the supporting steel beam, the Sheriff's Office said. Officials said the woman was attempting to free herself.

The Sheriff's Office said Burst climbed over the railing to comfort the lady while Lowe retrieved a tow-strap from his police unit to tether Burst and himself.

Lowe climbed over the railing and was able to help free the woman. The Sheriff's Office said the two deputies were able to bring the woman to safety back on the bridge with the help of the Nine Mile Point Volunteer Fire Department.

Officials said the woman has only been identified as a 53-year-old from Marrero. She sustained minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation.