A British constable hurled himself off a cliff after a suicidal man, catching him in mid-air and saving his life. A Sussex police spokesman said Constable Trevor Perks, who was strapped to a safety harness, managed to catch the man by the scruff of his neck as they both tumbled down the cliff side. ``They were left dangling about 80 feet (24 meters) above the rocks for quite some time before another officer managed to haul them up,'' the spokesman said. The incident happened at Beachy Head -- a spot on England's south coast notorious for suicides. Perks, 35, and another officer managed to get the distraught man on the ground, but he broke free and made a dash for the cliff edge. The constable threw himself after the man and managed to catch him on the way down with some clever acrobatics. At one point, Perks lost his grip and the man slipped further but landed on a chalky outcrop just a few feet below. ``I was holding on to the back pockets of his trousers at this stage to stop him getting away,'' Perks told reporters. When the pair were hauled back to the top of the cliff, the man became violent and had to be subdued with pepper spray. (Agencies) | 一名英國警官奮不顧身從懸崖上救下了一名企圖自殺的男子。 一名蘇塞克斯（英國一郡）警方發言人說，這名神勇的警官名叫特雷弗-珀克斯，他僅憑身上的一條安全繩，就在那名自殺者從懸崖一側墜落的瞬間，同時跳下懸崖，一把抓住了那名輕生者的后頸，救下了這名輕生者的性命。 這名發言人說："他們在距地面巖石上方80英尺（24米）的懸崖上懸掛了很長一段時間之后，才有另一名警官趕來把他們拉了上來。" 這起事件發生在英國的比奇角--英格蘭南部海岸著名的"自殺勝地"。 現年35歲的珀克斯和另一名警官先是將這名發狂的輕生者從崖邊拉到安全的地面上，但是他掙脫了兩位警官，又沖到了懸崖邊上。珀克斯緊跟其后，就在這名輕生者落下懸崖的瞬間同時跳下懸崖，抓住了這名男子，上演了一幕精彩的空中雜技。 在整個救人的過程中，珀克斯曾經脫手，這名輕身者隨即滑落，不過好在他掉在了腳下幾英尺處的一塊突出的巖石上。 珀克斯告訴記者說："我抓住他褲子的后口袋才沒有讓他再掉下去"。 當珀克斯和這名輕生者從懸崖上被拉上來后，這名男子失去了控制，警方只得使用胡椒噴射器來將其制服。 (中國日報網站譯) |
Updated: 2001-10-08 01:00
