PUBLISHED ONAugust 26, 2026 12:00 AMBYKhoo Yi-Hang"I want to jump."
That's what a man who was sitting on a railing of a bridge in Kuala Lumpur said in Malay when he was approached by two women who happened to be driving by.
The women acted quickly, seeking help from the public as they pulled the man to safety, according to a viral video by Threads user Nurhytmaliki last Thursday (Aug 20).
In the now-deleted video, the user, also known as Atie, was driving across a bridge with her friend when they spotted the man.
"That's dangerous," the two women shouted in Malay from their vehicle as they slowed while passing the man.
"I want to jump," the man simply replied as he faced away from them.
This shocked the duo, and Atie called the police.
However, they weren't sure about their exact location and approached passers-by for help.
Later, they returned to the man together with other members of the public, and the man again threatened to jump.
After a brief pause, the two men standing close to to the man quickly pulls him to safety.
The women are heard crying as the video ends.
Speaking on her experience in a separate Threads post on Thursday, Atie shared that the man was handed over to an officer who had been called to the scene by Atie's mother.
"The officer even thanked me," she recalled.
"It doesn't matter if this man has mental problems or other issues, death is not a good choice," she said.
"Believe me, it's not a loss for us to stop for a moment to help someone."
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