Facebook Posting Saves PA Man From Suicide Attempt
Police successfully prevented the suicide of a man who'd posted a cry for help on Facebook.
An unidentified Uniontown, Pennyslvania resident posted a status update Saturday night that he had “wanted to end it all.” A Facebook friend in California read that and alerted local area police about his contact’s intentions.
Although Stanford, California resident Steve Kearees hadn’t seen his Facebook friend in five years, he kept in regular touch with him via the social site; Kearees informed police that he thought his friend might be entertaining thoughts of suicide and requested that officers pay him a visit.
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