Beer Deliverymen Saves Suicidal Man Using 12-Pack of Beer

Two beer deliverymen were out making the rounds on Wednesday when a slight detour on their route resulted in them helping to save a suicidal man's life using a 12-pack of Coors Light.

Jason Gaebel and Kwame Anderson were crossing the bridge over Interstate 94 in St. Paul, Minnesota when they spotted a man standing on the bridge's ledge on the other side of the fence. 

"Bro, you all right?" Gaebel asks, shouting out the window while Anderson filmed on his phone. "Come on this side, bro." 

The man responds, telling them that he was about to take his own life. Anderson stops filming, and calls 911. 

Anderson says the dispatcher told him to wait for police to arrive. But as he told KMSP, he couldn't stand to wait and decided to try and help the man in pain. 

"I'm thinking it's either I help this guy or he's going to jump," he said. "I gotta keep this guy entertained somehow because if I wait for police, things could be over."

He says he decided to play the part of a negotiator, much like Denzel Washington had in the movie "Inside Man" in which the actor played a hostage negotiator for the New York Police Department. 

Over the course of the next hour, Anderson talked with the man, asking him his name, his history, and if he had kids. He learned the man was originally from Chicago, lived a few blocks away from the bridge and that he had children.

Police arrived an hour later and closed the eastbound side of the bridge, Fox 9 reported. Anderson continued speaking with the man even after police arrived, asking if he wanted anything to eat or drink.

At one point, Anderson says he asked the man if he wanted to share a beer with him. He says after a brief hesitation, the man said maybe. 

As officers continued to distract the man, Anderson sprinted back to the truck and grabbed a 12-pack of Coors Light. He brought the case to the bridge's ledge where he opened it, telling the man that if he climbed down, the 12-pack was all his.

The man agreed, and returned to safety. He was later taken to a local hospital by ambulance. 

"We just talked a guy off a ledge with some beer," Anderson said. 

"Nice job, Kwame," one officer said.

"It's a good day," Anderson said. He later told KMSP that he was 'extremely relieved. 

Anderson and Gaebel's employer, BreakthruBeverage, posted on Facebook praising their two employees for their quick thinking. 

"Not all superheroes wear capes, or even have super powers. Some heroes simply stop and offer to help someone in need," Breakthru Beverage Minnesota wrote. "We are honored to employ two incredible heroes."


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