When Officers arrived at the Carriage Road Overpass on HWY 402 on Monday morning, they found a woman with one leg hanging over the edge.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY - First Responders in Middlesex County may have saved a life after responding to a mental health call on Monday.
OPP and paramedics rushed to the Carriage Road Overpass on Highway 402, after receiving a call about a woman with one leg hanging over the edge. Police were able to talk the woman down, as she was experiencing a mental health crisis.
OPP transported her to a Canadian Mental Health Association location within the city of London for crisis counselling.
Police are reminding the public that there are mental health services available to everyone within their communities.
People can visit: https://cmha.ca/find-your-cmha to find the nearest location.

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