Matt Prior and Stuart Broad have come to a suicidal man's aid in Sydney. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: Gregg Porteous / News Limited
ENGLAND cricketers Matt Prior and Stuart Broad have been credited with helping prevent a suicidal man from jumping off a bridge in Sydney.
Prior is said to have pulled the man - who was saying he wanted to drown - away from the edge of a foot bridge in Darling Harbour in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Prior and Broad, who had been attending a Barmy Army charity event nearby, talked to the man for nearly an hour before police arrived, the London Daily Telegraph reported.
"We just did what anybody would do in that situation," Prior told the newspaper. "We were trying to help a bloke who was struggling and in a bad way. I look back and I'm just glad we left the bar when we did and we were there for him."
The man was believed to be British, but did not recognise the players. He had thrown his passport and wallet in the water.
The Telegraph said the players initially believed the man was standing on the bridge's railing as part of a dare, but upon realising the seriousness of the incident they went to the man's aid..
The England team's security officer Terry Minish also helped in preventing the man from leaping into the water.
"Walking back to the hotel we spotted a young man on the edge of the bridge about to jump," said Minish.
"He was saying he just wanted to drown. Matt helped to pull him down off the edge of the bridge and sat with him until the police arrived. It all happened very quickly and we acted on impulse. It is what you do in these situations."
If you're feeling depressed, you can contact Lifeline 24/7 at 13 11 14. Call 000 if a life is in immediate danger.
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