A man sitting with both legs hanging over the void on a bridge along via Valle di Caserta in Valle di Maddaloni was brought to safety by a Carabinieri patrol during the late evening of Wednesday 11 November 2026.
The location was the area of the Ponti dell'Acquedotto Carolino. According to reports from Il Mattino and Teleclub Italia, a Carabinieri patrol noticed an unusual situation near the aqueduct and heard cries coming from the nearby slope.
On checking the area, the patrol found the man sitting on the bridge with both legs suspended over the void. The officers first attempted to communicate with him, then physically pulled him back onto the walkable part of the bridge.
The man was subsequently entrusted to 118 medical personnel. The circumstances and motives behind the incident remained unclear, and the competent judicial authority was informed.
How the rescue unfolded
The two independent local reports describe the same sequence: a routine patrol, attention drawn by an unusual situation near the aqueduct, cries heard from the slope, discovery of the man on the bridge, an initial attempt at communication, and then direct physical intervention to move him back to safety.
The intervention ended with the handover to 118 personnel on site. No further operational details about the officers involved were reported.
What remains unconfirmed
The man's identity and age were not reported. The acquired reports do not establish whether the episode was an attempted suicide, an accident, or another type of emergency.
No detailed medical assessment or later update on the man's condition was available in the reports. The specific Carabinieri officers involved were also not identified.
