Officer Bravely Jumped Off Cliff to Save Two-Year-Old Twins [Father Drove Them to Fall]

A San Diego police officer helped to rescue a pair of two-year-old twin girls after their father drove them off a cliff and into the water.

NBC affiliate KNSD reported that Jonathan Wiese, San Diego Police Department K9 Officer, got a call on early Saturday morning. The caller said that a man threatened to kill himself by driving off the Coronado Bridge with his two young daughters in the car.

According to ABC affiliate KGTV, Wiese drove off to the bridge. He soon found out that the man careened off of Sunset Cliffs. The father's car landed upside down on top of a rock.

The officer thought about his young family

Thinking about his young family, Wiese quickly jumped into action without hesitation. He attached a 100-foot long SWAT mission leash around his waist and then rappeled down the cliff into the water.

He saw that the man had one of his daughters in his arms; this scene reminded the office of his two-year-old daughter at home. He imagined that if that same thing happened to his wife and daughter, he would not just stand there and watch what is taking place.

According to KGTV, several other cops had arrived at the scene when the car was about 30 feet down. The police used the leash to lower down Wiese to get the two girls and their father. He saw that the father was holding the twins as he tried to tread water, but they were all going down.

Wiese did "rescue breathing"

The officer said that one of the girls was awake and crying, while the other one was pretty lifeless. He did some "rescue breathing" to help. In an instant, officers used the leash to hoist up both children and rushed them immediately to the hospital, riding the ambulance.

Wiese sat with the father while they waited for a helicopter to lift him. The father told the officer that he was going to die, and the twins were coming with him.

The officer's heroic deeds

SDPD Police Chief David Nisleit told KGTV that Wiese is the department's "Officer of the Year." Thanks to his quick thinking, Wiese was able to save the girls' lives. Nisleit said that it was probably the most heroic thing he had seen in his 32 years.

Wiese said that after seeing the incident, he already knew what he had to do. When everyone was safe, all he wanted was to go home and hug his kids.

Colin Moore, a friend of the twin's mother, arranged a GoFundMe page to help them with hospital visits and to help the girls recover from trauma. She explained that on Friday, the twins were at a relative's home. The relatives planned to take the twins to visit their father. The next morning, the dad took them without permission.

The girls' mother said that she received many calls and texts saying that she might not see her twins again. The page wrote that both girls have a stable condition and are currently staying at a local hospital.

ABC affiliate KGTV identified the father as Robert Brians, 47. The police arrested him for two counts of attempted murder, one count of burglary, two counts of kidnapping, and two counts of child cruelty. No one knows if he has retained an attorney. Brians is on hold without bail.

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