Rescue of Woman from Rooftop Walmart in Sylva

Earlier today, Sylva Police Department responded to a critical incident involving a young woman in crisis on the rooftop of a building in the Walmart shopping plaza. When officers arrived, she was standing on the ledge, visibly and verbally agitated and expressing her intent to jump.Our officers immediately began negotiating with her, with one goal in mind: Keeping her safeWe are incredibly grateful for the swift and unified response from our public safety partners:- Jackson County Sheriff's Off