They weren’t jumping, were they?
A story on Yahoo! news reports on a couple that decided to climb up on a suspension bridge to watch the sunrise, and got mistaken by passing drivers as people in the midst of a suicide attempt.
The police were called, and a rescue squad was sent to the scene, only to be told that they were, in fact, just taking a look at the sky.
A driver called police after seeing a man sitting on top of the road bridge on the Main river near Frankfurt, and thought the 25-year-old planned to kill himself.
Squad cars, fire engines and a police speedboat with divers rushed to the scene.
“The man and his girlfriend climbed down from the bridge and said sheepishly they had just wanted to watch the sun come up,” police spokesman Franz Winkler said. “It looks like they may have to foot the bill for it.”
Firefighters put their “rescue” bill at 1,600 euros ($2,000). Police are still counting, he added.
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