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Hamilton County Sheriff's Office personnel talked a suicidal man out of jumping off Signal Mountain on Thursday morning, according to a news release.
A mother contacted the HCSO and said her son had threatened to kill himself, but she didn't know where he was. The man then sent pictures to his family showing him at a steep cliff and went on Facebook Live where he made comments that he was waiting on police to find him so he could "jump off the cliff," according to the release.
Deputies located the man's vehicle at the head of the Falling Water Trail on Signal Mountain and members of the Hostage and Negotiation Team began negotiating with the man who was standing on the edge of the cliff. After several minutes, the man was convinced to move away from the cliff and get closer to negotiators so they could hear each other better.
After the negotiators were able to de-escalate the situation, the man agreed to leave the woods and have a mental evaluation. The man was then escorted by police and checked on-site before being taken to a local medical facility, the release states.
-- Compiled by Kim Sebring