Minnesota beer delivery men credited with saving man's life

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Minnesota beer delivery men save man's life with beer

A pair of Minnesota beer delivery men spotted what looked like a suicidal man on a bridge and talked him back by offering him a beer from their truck.

Men and women across the world use beer to bond with their friends and loved ones, but it's a quite rare occurrence to see the beverage being used to save a life.

Jason Gabel and Kwame Anderson, two beer delivery men in St. Paul, Minn., are being credited with just that.

While making their rounds on Wednesday, the pair spotted a man hanging onto an overpass fence, Fox 9 reported. They believed the man was suicidal, prompting Anderson to call 911 as he tried to talk him into stepping off the ledge.

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“I thought about Denzel Washington when he's acting as a cop in movies. I said, 'Well, I gotta keep this guy entertained somehow because if I wait for police, this thing may be over,'” Anderson told the station.

Gabel said he had a feeling the man was intimidated by white cops, so he and his partner hatched an idea: Anderson offered the man a drink, and rushed back to the beer truck to grab a 12-pack to lure him to safety.

“I felt relieved. I didn't plan on saving anybody, but I knew when I saw him standing there I wasn't going to leave until he came off,” Anderson said.

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Police praised the quick-thinking duo for helping talk the man down.

“The really good thing is the [delivery driver] saw what was going on, recognized a person in crisis and realized he could make a difference for him by stopping and talking,” St. Paul Police Sgt. Mike Ernster said.