A skyscraper in Manhattan has been the scene of a agonizing rescue and arrest at the same time. The events have occurred in broad daylight and before the astonished and uneasy gaze of many passers-by.
The FBI has come to the building to arrest a man for financial fraud. Instead of opening the door to the agents, the man has decided to break the window of his room on the 31st floor and sit on the sill with both legs dangling into the void.
From there he has threatened to commit suicide. Meanwhile, 100 meters below, all eyes and all mobile phones point in her direction. Those present were witnesses of the terrifying moment and exclaimed so that the man would not jump.
The police have tried to negotiate with him for hoursthe emergency teams had placed a huge inflatable mattress on the floor, but in the end it was not necessary to use it.
A determined agent has lowered himself from the upper floor and when he reaches the level of the man, he has hit him with his legs and has pushed him into the apartment. Finally, he has been arrested and taken to prison covered by a blanket.