Dramatic video: MLB umpire saves woman from jumping off bridge

A Major League umpire is being called a hero for his life-saving actions off the field. John Tumpane, 34, is being credited with helping save the life of a woman on a Pittsburgh bridge who threatened to jump. Vladimir Duthiers reports.
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[@complainingchannel]

How could there possibly be any thumbs down on this???

[@nlproductions216]

Tom Sloan like...the two Toronto fans here 😂

[@lynngrant7]

He is a Good Samaritan.

[@WillaHerrera]

This made me cry. coming from someone who tastes suicide every day: Thank you for saving this woman John.

[@mekrabj2901]

It was great timing that John Tumpane was there at the right time. I hope the lady he talked off the bridge gets the help she needs.

[@tatortot1542]

Thank you for being a wonderful person.

[@andrea9264]

bless him and bless the woman

[@lennettz]

Watched quite a few mlb games with him as home plate umpire!

[@DANEMAN5]

He’s seriously great guy

[@bendover9411]

Seriously, mentioning politics here?

[@Sudszu]

C. Lassard man I don't know

[@cagedtigersteve]

Shut up you racist.

[@loopytitan1235]

What?

[@buckeyehockey1979]

A true case of ment to be there. What an awesome story and a wonderful man. A ture hero.

[@joseramongudino]

Right place, right time.

[@tetra9203]

Steel City ! I love Pittsburg ❤

[@jacobmohawk]

*Pittsburgh

[@HolyMarkMcGrath]

Anyone who thumbed this down has a cold heart.

[@Waltaz]

who could dislike this?

[@therayven3147]

It's the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded with two outs... And that woman iiiis... SAFE at home... But all jokes aside, great job Tumpagne...

[@andrewtrull1392]

Favorite ump

[@cheesegyoza]

Good thing that he didn't have to save someone of Shaq's size!

[@jandaoutdoors9121]

I guess you could say... He motioned to her not to jump:D But really it was a nice story

[@JohnDoe-pr3jw]

In today’s world nobody steps up. The fact he did is amazing, saving her is a bonus. We are a detached society in decay. 🇺🇸

[@wellfuckyoumr]

Looks like the Roberto Clemente bridge. That fall wouldn't have killed you, you could possibly drown though. Seems like it was a cry for help and I hope she has gotten her life figured out more than she did that day. Good for him for being a decent human.

[@jonathantancrell7309]

Actually it would of killed her

[@xJacobx]

He did a good thing

[@rickrose5377]

Worthy of Clemente.

[@crdulus]

wow

[@beaurinker]

I'm surprised he was able to see her

[@tty9992]

Who disliked?

[@ethanhayes7819]

why does this have even 1 dislike!

[@tenspeed234]

thankfully this bridge is only about 75 feet tall so she probably would have lived even if she jumped off... glad she could get some help though

[@sethhartz6539]

tenspeed234 Hitting the water at 75 feet is like falling 30 feet onto cement.

[@mariatomko4278]

A lot of people can't swim (like me) If she couldn't she'd likely have drowned before River Rescue could get there

[@jordandog2629]

I was there

[@jakeburris1320]

Definitely would not have died from the fall. But if she wanted to drown I mean

[@jonnyjib]

Veteran? He's only 34

[@jimbolarry8642]

He became an umpire in 2010. You can be a veteran umpire after like half a decade of umpiring but prolly need to retire before you get as old and fat as joe west.

[@jeanrobert7071]

AWWWESEME RESCUE NIIICELY DONE...A Very Unselfish/BRAVE/HEROIC EFFORT...He Said that Other People Were Going by Taking Pics. With Their PHONE and Kept WALKING...THINK THISE IDIOTS ARE THE 65 THUMBS DOWN ROBOTS!!!!!!!!!

[@ray_road]

Go bucs

[@easy3fromthere597]

how far is that drop? like 50 feet? looks fun..

[@buzz_hitmarkerz]

ikr, i wish i lived there, there no tall enough bridges to do something like that lol

[@chancey7427]

At the highest point it's 79 feet. From where she was is was probably no less than 70 or so.

[@vccstudents]

I spent a week in that city only to find out two years later the whole fiasco could have been avoided. My former fiance at the time wanted to visit her family while all they did was fight. I was bribed into babysitting in exchange for Steeler tickets we DIDN'T get! My mother knew it was my grandfather's last Christmas but lied to me, so I wouldn't come home to see him for his last Christmas and then told me the truth two years later. I'll never set foot in that city again.

[@Purplexity-ww8nb]

Black people go straight to the bottom. They have much lower body fat and are generally afraid of the water. All American sailors are required to learn how to swim (or at least they used to). If you couldn't demonstrate your ability to swim, they put you in the "rocks class", where you were given instruction, then put in a pool where the instructors had 10 foot poles to keep the recruits from touching the side of the pool. The "rocks" were all black.

[@penroymoonbeam7119]

you hate Pittsburgh because your family lied to you. ok

[@charliescoots6422]

Hi john I’m your cousin charlie

[@mayesboyer3018]

Hi

[@robsimpson6537]

Atta boy chi-town!

[@susieiglehart680]

😁

[@littlehorus2327]

she'll live if she would've jumped

[@roler95]

Lone Texan initially yes, but eventually she would have drowned

[@billm.2387]

Did you actually write that ,you must be more than a idiot..

[@mariatomko4278]

People forget that a lot of folks can't swim

[@cliffdivingmonkeys8430]

he should change careers to saving lives, cause he sure can't call balls and strikes worth a damn :-)

[@BobThebuilder-wn5jp]

The bridge isn't even high. At least find a higher bridge

[@2332Stephen]

Why don't we highlight all the people involved.I am prety sure he wasn't the only one there obviously. This is what news does. Finds stories where there are 'important' people involved and say aww isn't that nice. An athlete helped, or an umpire helped. What about the first responders that do it ever day. We give them any air time? Nahhh

[@bobbob9865]

Steve Winter this comment is pretty dumb. Accidents and events where first responders show up are on the news all the time.

[@Subangelis]

Did you not understand the story? He grabbed her first, before anyone else could help. He kept her from jumping in the first place. Plus, HE was the one trying to talk her out of it. And after they got her off the rail, he was still comforting her. In short, he saved her life, the others were only helping him.

[@DJLindahl]

You never know if some of the people wanted to stay anonymous. He had no choice, someone would recognize him or something.

[@hobokenfights5161]

74 feet down is water. She'd only get wet

[@jackmcintyre9234]

Hoboken Fights you have a good point, but once she would've gotten into the river she would've probably drowned herself.

[@keeperoftheflame7573]

She doesnt know how to swim......

[@matthewm9261]

Black people don't swim

[@RogerRabbitt]

you hit water from that high up and it feels like concrete

[@hines862009]

Roger Rabbit people jump from those bridges all the time when it's hot out ...or if the pirates ever win a playoff series again!

[@torsteinrocks]

Josh bells voice doesn't match him hahhaah

[@wrx8238]

Wait... but I thought white people were bad

[@billbelzek6748]

Trump is a zero --- and this guy's a hero

[@lcrossmk8563]

Wow, way to bring politics into this. Really classy of you.

[@bendrescher3082]

Bill Belzek Trump gave thousands of dollars to a person who saved someone from committing suicide. That's a hero to me

[@lcrossmk8563]

+Bill Belzek Wait. You're telling me that Trump gave money to this guy?

[@jackfrost2288]

I bet you also think the United States of America has 57 States. Like your hero OBAMA. Get a job.

[@lcrossmk8563]

Can we not bring politics into this? That's just cheap and very stupid.