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Pomona man saves life of woman trying to jump off Tappan Zee Bridge

Published: August 19, 2012 8:01 AM
By NEWS 12 WESTCHESTER

NEWS12 WESTCHESTER: Ed Joseph of Pomona was driving

NEWS12 WESTCHESTER: Ed Joseph of Pomona was driving northbound on the Tappan Zee Bridge when he noticed a woman had pulled her car over and was soon dangling from the ledge. (Aug. 19, 2012) (August 19, 2012 2:17 AM)

A Pomona man is being hailed as a hero Saturday night after he talked a woman out of jumping off of the Tappan Zee Bridge to her death.

Ed Joseph was driving northbound on the bridge when he noticed a woman had pulled her car over and was soon dangling from the ledge. Joseph says the woman was talking on her cell phone with her husband who had just served her with divorce papers.

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