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, “A teenager suffering from depression who attempted to jump from the rooftop of an apartment was dramatically rescued by the police. This is a case in which the police deployed crisis negotiation specialized officers for attempted suicide cases and successfully intervened.”,
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, “According to the police on the 16th, the Seoul Seocho Police Station received a report on the previous day (15th) at 8:30 p.m. stating that a student was attempting to jump from a Gangnam apartment rooftop.”,
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, “Based on a photo sent by B, an acquaintance of the suicide attempter high school student A (16), the police concentrated on searching 15 apartments in the Seocho District.”,
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, “Using mobile phone location tracking, the police identified the location of the apartment and deployed air mattresses to the expected landing point, forcibly opened the rooftop door, and entered.”,
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, “The crisis negotiation specialized officers from Seocho Police Station and patrol officers discovered A, who was crouched on the rooftop railing of the 24th-floor apartment around 9:15 p.m. A showed signs of instability, repeating actions indicating an attempt to jump below the apartment.”,
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, “Due to the difficulty of approaching A based on the building structure, the police urgently dispatched 2 officers from the crisis negotiation team.”,
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, “The officers Kim and Gong initiated conversations with A to establish a sense of familiarity. They asked A about where he lives, family relations, favorite food, and even provided drinks like ‘soda’ or ‘water’ to help A feel psychologically comforted.”,
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, “Initially showing resistance and reluctance to talk, A soon began to engage in the conversation. The two officers listened to A and repeatedly said ‘thank you.’ A started to participate in the conversation in response to the officers’ reactions.”,
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, “About 2 hours after the report, around 11 p.m., in response to A’s request for a backup battery, the officers persuaded A by saying, ‘Instead of giving you a backup battery, come a little closer.’ Following the officers’ persuasion, A moved closer to the rooftop railing and was safely rescued.”,
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, “Since April 30th, the Seocho Police Station has been operating crisis negotiation specialized officers dedicated not only to kidnapping, hostage-taking cases, but also to attempted suicide cases, being the first in the country to do so. The team consists of 7 male officers from the Special Forces and 4 female officers from the Women’s Investigation Team. After receiving specialized training from May, they were deployed to the field for the first time last month.”,
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, “A police official stated, ‘We believed that specialized personnel were needed to rescue individuals attempting suicide, as reports of attempted suicide cases were received multiple times a day.’ This effort to save even one more life led to the training and deployment of specialized officers.”,
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