US 95 reopens after woman threatening to jump rescued

A woman clings to the fencing of the Lone Mountain Road overpass above U.S. Highway 95 while Las Vegas police try to talk her down on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Las Vegas. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto

A woman, top left, comes down from the fencing of the Lone Mountain Road overpass above U.S. Highway 95 after talking to Las Vegas police on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Las Vegas. Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bleblancphoto

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By Lawren Linehan Las Vegas Review-Journal

January 15, 2016 - 8:16 am

The woman threatening to jump from the Lone Mountain Road overpass over U.S. Highway 95 Friday morning in northwest Las Vegas has been brought to safety, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.

The woman was on the ledge for about an hour before Metro talked her into returning to safety.

She was taken into custody without incident and all lanes have reopened.

Contact Lawren Linehan at llinehan@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @lawrenlinehan

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