The man was seen sitting on the roof of a car dealership in Goodwood, before jumping on to the street light pole and climbing up.SAPS spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana said: “Officers successfully talked the man out of killing himself and rescued him. The man, from Delft, was taken to a nearby hospital for observation.”The City’s Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Jermaine Carelse said they received an emergency call at 7.39pm about a naked man threatening to jump from the roof of a building.
“The individual jumped from the rooftop on to the lamp standard. He was safely bought down at 9.14pm and did not suffer any injuries.” A social media post of the incident has gone viral. It has been shared more than 1 000 times and two videos of the incident notched up 100 000 views combined.
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