Deputies save man dangling from Calaveras County bridge after attempted jump Share Updated: 10:14 AM PST Feb 9, 2021 KCRA Staff Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office UAV Team This photo released by the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office UAV Team shows a man being rescued from a bridge. SOURCE: Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office UAV Team
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 10:14 AM PST Feb 9, 2021 KCRA Staff Sheriff’s deputies are being credited for saving the life of a man who nearly plunged 150 feet off a bridge in Calaveras County, authorities said. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office said that after receiving a tip early Monday about a man threatening to jump off a local bridge, the man was spotted around 10 a.m. standing on Parrotts Ferry bridge, which crosses the New Melones Reservoir.Corporal Andrew Long with the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office attempted to
Deputies save man dangling from bridge in Tuolumne County
By Ryan Moran and Heather Holmes
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Deputy saves man who tried to jumped from bridge in Tuolumne County
Deputy Andrew Long s quick reaction helped save a man who tried to jump off a bridge in Tuolumne County.
ANGELS CAMP, Calif. - A sheriff s deputy grabbed a man as he stepped off a bridge in Tuolumne County and held him through a railing until others helped pull him to safety.
It happened Monday around 10 a.m. roughly 150 feet above the Stanislaus River on the Parrotts Ferry Bridge near Angels Camp, according to the Tuolumne County Sheriff s Office.
Jerry Lee Adams is now under arrest in Reno .
1/22/21 UPDATE: The murder suspect Jerry Lee Adams Jr. has been arrested in Reno. For the past two days, investigators from the Amador County Sheriff s Office followed up on multiple tips regarding the suspect s whereabouts. On Friday, January 22, 2021, they developed information that Adams was possibly in the Reno area. This information was provided to the Reno Police Department and at approximately 4:00 p.m., Adams was located inside a Reno area casino and arrested for the murder of Savana Lee Burger. Adams will remain in custody in Washoe County, where he will await extradition to Amador County.
1/22/21 UPDATE: The murder suspect Jerry Lee Adams Jr. has been arrested in Reno. For the past two days, investigators from the Amador County Sheriff s Office followed up on multiple tips regarding the suspect s whereabouts. On Friday, January 22, 2021, they developed information that Adams was possibly in the Reno area.