‘They really did a heroic thing’: 3 Portlanders honored for quick-thinking actions to save man’s life

At first, they thought the man dangling headfirst from the freeway overpass was performing some kind of stunt.

Ned Folkerth and a group of friends and family had been walking to their cars after a concert on September 22, 2023, when they saw him on Couch Street where it crosses over Interstate 405.

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