SAPD and SAFD are trying to safely bring a man down from a power line in the city's Northeast Side. (Katrina Webber, KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – Update 6:41 p.m.:
The man on the power line safely climbed down on his own and was brought into custody.
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Original story:
San Antonio police and firefighters shut down part of Nacogdoches Monday evening as they try to save a man who is threatening to jump off a power line.
The man was first spotted on the power line near Nacogdoches and Higgins shortly before 5 p.m.
Firefighters and police have dispatched ladders to try and get him, but the man has eluded them so far.
A San Antonio police spokesperson is headed to the scene and will brief the media.
Katrina Webber joined KSAT 12 in December 2009. She reports for Good Morning San Antonio. Katrina was born and raised in Queens, NY, but after living in Gulf Coast states for the past decade, she feels right at home in Texas. It's not unusual to find her singing karaoke or leading a song with her church choir when she's not on-air.
