Marquam Bridge reopens after 10-hour incident involving 'person in crisis'

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- The Marquam Bridge has reopened after an incident involving a person in crisis impacted traffic for 10 hours on Saturday.

Just after 2 p.m., Portland police officers responded to a report of a man seen walking up a vehicle ramp from southbound I-405 to northbound I-5. When officers arrived, they report the man had climbed over a chain-link fence and threatened to jump down directly on to Southwest Moody Avenue below. 

This prompted multiple traffic closures in the area, response from PPB's Crisis Negotiation Team and a rope rescue group from the Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT).

After about eight hours, CNT reportedly determined the best course of action was to disengage and monitor the man from a distance. Authorities say he remained on the bridge for another two hours before walking off.

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