(La Porte, IN) - Details are now coming in about the life of a man saved while threatening to jump off the U.S. 35 overpass in downtown La Porte.

According to La Porte Police, the 42 year old man climbed the chain link fence running along the top of the overpass about 7 p.m. on Saturday.

He kept threatening to jump and only wanted to speak with a sheriff’s deputy.

Upon arrival, the deputy began talking to him then reached through the fence and grabbed the belt loop of the man’s pants. Two La Porte Police officers then grabbed him by the feet.

A ladder from a fire truck was extended to the man, who was placed into the bucket of the ladder and safely brought down, police said.

Police said the man was transported to Northwest Health and placed into emergency detention.