Police Respond to Incident at MAWI
[Updated] This evening [Jan 29] the Bermuda Police and Fire Service are on scene at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute [MAWI] in Devonshire after a patient made his way onto the roof and was threatening to harm himself.
Police spokesman Dwayne Caines said that first responders were called to the scene this evening after receiving reports that a patient had gained access to a roof. A Police negotiator is on the scene, and is talking with the patient. We will update with further information as available.
Update 7:30pm: Police statement: “Police and other first responders attended an incident at Mid-Atlantic Wellness institute a few minutes after 5 on Saturday evening. It appears that a patient made his way onto the roof and was threatening to do harm to himself. As a result police negotiators were called to the scene and began a very detailed process of talking with the patient. As a result the man was brought off the roof and inside without injury to himself or anyone else.”
“Burch & DeSilva on 2010 Crime Statistics” How is this post related to the MAWI incident? Are the emergency services negotiating with one of those two? I know they both have a lot of pressure on their heads right now!
I hope he/she wasn’t planning to jump. Two floors will just about harm you. And what was going on outside?…..I didn’t hear the joke.
Kids were playing across the road and the microphone picked it up!!
I quickly disagree. One floor height may break a leg, two floor height will break a leg or two. One broken leg can kill you from blood loss due to a compound fracture (bone puncturing an artery).
My 30 yrs of emergency medical experience has taught me that
many people have died from ‘simple’ injuries.
Wal yah nut “been Watching ” too much……..
Yah so critical.
Burch and DeSilva have been wanting to ‘jump’ for a long time. Go for it………