A woman from east China was trying to commit suicide and instead of stopping her, onlookers who saw her prep herself up for the act even urged her to push through, a news report says.

The woman, aged about 50, was preparing to jump off the terrace located on the third floor of a building in Jinan, Shandong province when onlookers and passers-by encouraged her by shouting "just jump," the Jinan Times reported.

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Rescuers were still busy planning their rescue attempt when the onlookers started shouting. They had a hard time because aside from that, they found it very difficult to place an air cushion in the floor area beneath the woman because the spot was full of temporary stalls.

The woman also refused to negotiate with rescuers, and kept rejecting them for about two hours before a rescuer could finally bring her to safety - approaching her through a nearby billboard and pulling her inside to a safer area.

It is unclear as to why she wanted to commit suicide. She has been transported to the hospital for examining.

Public Encouragement

The general public's behavior of urging suicidal persons to go on with their plan is something that Chinese authorities want to stop. It was earlier reported that in March, bystanders were also urging a man to commit suicide, this time in Hubei province.

The young man, depressed from family problems and a breakup with his girlfriend, climbed up the Yiling Yangtze River bridge in Yichang in Hubei. He was still undecided in his plan to kill himself, so he did not jump upon arriving there. Bystanders who saw him climb, however, urged him to "just get on with it and die quickly."

Police arrived just in time to stop the young man from possible demise. They also said that the public should not give such comments to people in similar circumstances.

TagsSuicide, Jinan, Shandong province, just do it, Hubei, Yangtze