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Officer's swift actions save 11-year-old during mental health crisis on interstate overpass
Officer Patrick Reade calmly rescued a pre-teen girl from an overpass during a mental health crisis, acting swiftly to prevent a potential tragedy, police said.
- On Oct. 17, Shenandoah Police officer Patrick Reade's body camera shows him quickly pulling a girl to safety after she climbed onto the Highway 242 overpass guardrail on I-45, said Pullen.
- Police say the girl bailed from her mother's car while turning into a hospital for mental health treatment, and body-camera video captured her crisis on the Shenandoah, Texas overpass.
- Pullen, a Shenandoah Police Lt., credited Reade for remaining calm, and said `Very, very tragically,` while Reade described seizing a narrow chance when the girl looked away.
- The rescue removed the immediate danger and opened the path to treatment as Reade quickly pulled the 11-year-old girl to safety, hoping she gets needed medical and mental-health treatment for full recovery.
- Officers noted the emotional strain and narrow margin for error, with Reade calling it `Right place, right time` and reflecting that empathy may have delayed his rescue.
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