

If someone you know exhibits warning signs of suicide: do not leave the person alone remove any firearms, alcohol, drugs or sharp objects that could be used in a suicide attempt and call the U.S. And if you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, you or they should call the San Francisco Suicide Prevention crisis line at 41. The park features a public swimming pool, children's playground, baseball diamonds and tennis courts. If you are in crisis, text "BAY" to 741741 for free, 24/7, confidential crisis support from Crisis Text Line. 401 Geneva Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112 Balboa Park is the name of both a San Francisco neighborhood and a public park between Mission Street and I-280 north of Geneva Avenue. Related: 'Major Medical Emergency' Causes System-Wide Delays on BART BART's Balboa Park Station in San Francisco temporarily closed on Friday after a man reportedly jumped underneath a train which brought multiple police officers and firefighters to the. The man was promptly taken to a nearby hospital and placed on an involuntarily 5150 hold, which allows an adult who is experiencing a mental health crisis to be involuntarily detained for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization hold when found to be a danger to others, or to himself, or herself, or themselves. The victim was eventually located - injured but still alert. Once alerted, multiple first responders arrived on the scene to search for the victim witnesses had prior reported seeing the man jumping down onto the track as the train was coming. However, over the weekend, BART shared that the medical emergency involved a man who had jumped on the train tracks in an apparent suicide attempt.Īccording to KRON4, a train controller reported a man underneath the train at the station. At the time, no details were released on the specifics of the medical emergency. On Saturday, we reported that a " major medical emergency" caused system-wide delays on BART and prompted one train to be completely evacuated at the Balboa Park Station.

BART's Balboa Park Station in San Francisco temporarily closed on Friday after a man reportedly jumped underneath a train - which brought multiple police officers and firefighters to the scene.
