2009.03.25
RU students, police save girl from 13th floor jump
Early this morning, a Radford University student went to a room on the 13th floor of Muse Hall, kicked out the window screen and attempted to jump, according to a university spokesman.
The students who lived in the room grabbed her by the feet. They and other students held onto her until police could arrive.
RU Officers Brad Bolen and James Belcher were able to pull the 18-year-old woman back into the room.
A university spokesman said the incident is not being treated as a suicide attempt because her actions to police indicated that she didn't know where she was or what she was doing.
Officers said the woman was under the influence of narcotics at the time. Here is the full news release from university spokesman Michael Hemphill:
Radford University Police Officers and Students Rescue Fellow Student
RADFORD – At 4:11 a.m. Wednesday, Radford University Police officers Brad Bolen and James Belcher responded to a call to a residence hall room on the 13th floor of Muse Hall. Upon entering the room, the officers found the room’s occupants attempting to rescue a female student who had entered their room, kicked out the window screen and apparently attempted to jump out the window. The room’s occupants and some other students had been able to grab the female student by her feet before she fell. Officers Bolen and Belcher succeeded in pulling the student back into the room. According to the officers, the student was allegedly under the influence of narcotics. The incident is not being treated as a suicide attempt. The student is being hospitalized as a precautionary measure for observation.
“Both the students and officers Bolen and Belcher really did an outstanding job saving her,” said RUPD Chief Colleen Roberts.
