21 Jan 2015

Hamilton police coax man from bridge

2:01 pm on 21 January 2015

A central Hamilton bridge has reopened after a man was helped down from under the bridge's road structure.

Police help a man down from Victoria bridge in Hamilton.

Police help a man down from Victoria bridge in Hamilton. Photo: RNZ

The Victoria Bridge on Bridge Street is 39 metres above the Waikato River.

The police cordoned off all access to the bridge while emergency workers clipped to the bridge's under structure made their way to the man.

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