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New Jersey Man Saves Suicidal Online Friend

by Peter Mychalcewycz on February 6, 2009 at 10:06 AM


The suicide attempt of an 18-year-old California boy was thwarted when his online friend (who was chatting with him via webcam) called police.

Jesse Coltrane, a 22-year old New Jersey resident, called police when the teen he was chatting with cut his forearm with a razor. According to Coltrane, the disturbed teen said, "I need someone to talk to You're the only one I feel as though I can talk to," and that his suicide attempt was no one else's business. After the boy cut his arm, Coltrane called police and gave him the boy's first name and phone number, the only information he had.

Fortunately, police were able to find the teen and took him to the county medical health clinic. This story ended less tragically than that of a Florida boy who killed himself in front of an online audience. [From: FOXNews.com]



Tags: IM, instant messaging, InstantMessaging, suicide, webcam

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