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) | 一名英国警官奋不顾身从悬崖上救下了一名企图自杀的男子。 一名苏塞克斯（英国一郡）警方发言人说，这名神勇的警官名叫特雷弗-珀克斯，他仅凭身上的一条安全绳，就在那名自杀者从悬崖一侧坠落的瞬间，同时跳下悬崖，一把抓住了那名轻生者的后颈，救下了这名轻生者的性命。 这名发言人说："他们在距地面岩石上方80英尺（24米）的悬崖上悬挂了很长一段时间之后，才有另一名警官赶来把他们拉了上来。" 这起事件发生在英国的比奇角--英格兰南部海岸著名的"自杀胜地"。 现年35岁的珀克斯和另一名警官先是将这名发狂的轻生者从崖边拉到安全的地面上，但是他挣脱了两位警官，又冲到了悬崖边上。珀克斯紧跟其后，就在这名轻生者落下悬崖的瞬间同时跳下悬崖，抓住了这名男子，上演了一幕精彩的空中杂技。 在整个救人的过程中，珀克斯曾经脱手，这名轻身者随即滑落，不过好在他掉在了脚下几英尺处的一块突出的岩石上。 珀克斯告诉记者说："我抓住他裤子的后口袋才没有让他再掉下去"。 当珀克斯和这名轻生者从悬崖上被拉上来后，这名男子失去了控制，警方只得使用胡椒喷射器来将其制服。 (中国日报网站译) |
Updated: 2001-10-08 01:00
