A 48-year-old man threatened to jump off Donnington Bridge, Oxford, in front of his family.
Police spokesman Claire Gourlay said officers attended the scene at 3.10pm yesterday after being called by the ambulance service.
She added the man was physically detained by officers under the Mental Health Act while his family were at the scene.
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