Person seen climbing on bridge in possible suicide attempt, Asheville NC

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/29/2025 09:10 AM

Captain Jeff Bowen Bridge, Asheville, NC

Emergency crews responded to a person seen climbing on or near the Jeff Bowen Bridge on I-240 West. Reports indicated the individual may have been attempting to jump. Rescue teams and safety units were dispatched to the scene. No confirmed victim was observed on the bridge at the time of response.

Audio|Source: Asheville Fire

01:58

Transcript:

00:00

Mile Marker 3.6 i240 West Suicide[1] Battalion 1 Safety 10, Ladder 1, Squad 1,

00:09

Mile marker 3.6 i240 West

00:12

Suicide[1] Emma Road, and Riverside Drive On Fire 3

00:22

Mutation, Rescue 3.

00:26

Rescue 3.

00:30

Add us to this I-240 call.

00:33

Show us a route, please.

00:37

2.4, we've got to in route, 1240, 12.11.

00:47

Do you have safety 9 or 10, whoever's available, will contact me on fire 2?

00:54

Yes, you'll rule it.

01:00

It comes to the CR2.

01:06

The car ones in route back to the station to get the boats.

01:11

Can you respond to this?

01:13

I-240 left on the Jeff Bowen Bridge.

01:16

Possible suicide hadn't a jumper. Lighter 4.

01:20

At this time, no, I'm occupied.

01:22

I can be that way in 10 or 15 minutes, unfortunately.

01:29

Ladder for a safety net as far as safety chance on the suicide jumper on 540.

01:35

Madam, CR2 will be the only... T.4. Disregard now. ...of the overall right now.

01:41

Okay, back to that.

01:47

Um, CR2, I did come across the bell on bridge a minute ago and didn't see anybody.

01:53

Yeah, that's for a minute of our caller said he, they watched them climb up an intel cross.

01:57

So you probably wouldn't see the body on the bridge.

Police codes explained

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[1]

Suicide: Self-inflicted harm/possible suicide

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