Watch NYPD Officer Break Down after Helping Save Suicidal Man

Body camera footage was released Wednesday captured an NYPD officer breaking down and crying after helping to stop a suicidal man from jumping off an Manhattan overpass earlier this month.

The incident happened Oct. 5 when police responded to a man in mental crisis who was standing on the side of a raised highway in the Manhattanville neighborhood, the New York Post reports. In the footage, which was posted on social media, two officers—Carl Fayette and Eleodoro Mata—are seen trying to convince the man to move away from the edge of the overpass.

“I’ve been in your shoes, man. It’s not worth it,” says Fayette in the video. “I’ve been in your shoes, brother, and there are solutions. There is a way to ensure you get out of this situation.”

For nearly 40 minutes, both officers continued to reassure the man in a passionate—and compassionate—effort to get him to safety. Fayette is heard telling the man that he cares about him and that he believes the person is "a good man." He also vows that he and Mata "will do anything in our power to help you.”

“Let us help you. There’s plenty of resources out here for you,” said Mata during the incident. “We’re here for you, everybody’s here for you. We’re gonna help you. You are stronger than this like Carl told you many times. You are. You can defeat this with our help. Just come back brother, come back."

The officers' pleas not to jump worked, and the man remained on the overpass until two Emergency Service Unit officers were able to pull him to safety. Once the man was out of danger, Fayette can no longer hold in his emotions, and he begins sobbing while two other officers comfort and praise him for what he and Mata accomplshed.

“They spoke to the man with genuine empathy to let him know they cared and that help was available, & with the assistance of our [NYPD Special Ops], they got him help,” said Capt. Jose Taveras, Fayette and Mata's commanding officer, in a statement.