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I-71 Suicide Attempt
Saturday, February 25, 2012    
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Authorities say a man jumped off the I-71 overpass twice in Fayette County, Friday.

Authorities say a Cincinnati man tried to commit suicide on I-71, Friday. Fayette County Sheriff Vernon Stanforth says, shortly before noon, numerous 9-1-1 calls reported a man had jumped off of the I-71 overpass at State Route 38 in Paint Township. Authorities say 28-year-old Kidane Andom Chinie jumped off the overpass twice in an attempt to take his own life.

He suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.