NRL star Nicho Hynes has talked down a person from committing suicide at a well-known bridge on the NSW south coast.
On Monday morning, 2GB sports presenter Spiro Christopoulos told listeners that Hynes stopped a suicidal person from jumping off the Sea Cliff Bridge near Wollongong, about an hour’s drive south of Sydney.
Christopoulos said that he sent a text message to the 2022 Dally M Medallist to check if the story was accurate and received the reply: ‘Yeah, mate. It happened. Crazy stuff.’
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Hynes’ club, the Cronulla Sharks, for more information.
The talented halfback is known for his work in mental health, having spoken about his own challenges in the past and launching Cronulla’s inaugural Mental Fitness Round earlier this year.
‘I’ve been a big advocate over the last few years with my story and speaking about mental health, I’ve spoken so much about it out loud, so I need to follow through with it,’ he said in May.
‘I felt like if I’m going to be someone who is an advocate for it and who speaks up, then I have to do something about it.
Sharks star Nicho Hynes (pictured) reportedly stopped a person from committing suicide
It was reported that the individual was on the famous Sea Cliff Bridge (pictured) near Wollongong when Hynes stepped in and helped save their life
‘There’s no better feeling than seeing a young kid or someone that messages me to tell me that I’ve changed their life.
‘I don’t mean that to sound arrogant at all. But that’s better than scoring a try in any game of footy.
‘Sometimes we can forget the impact we can have on people.
‘Off the field is where I’d like to make a mark, it’s hard to put into words and how it makes me feel when someone tells me that I’ve been able to do that.’
The heroic act came during what’s been a rough month for Hynes, whose Sharks were disappointing in a shock loss to the Titans on Friday night.
Shortly after the news broke on Monday morning, he was carried off the field at Cronulla training after suffering what his team fears could be a serious ankle injury.
The week before Hynes had the chance to snatch victory against Canterbury when the slow-starting Sharks rolled into the red zone.
Hynes has had a bumpy season after being dropped as NSW halfback following the State of Origin series opener (pictured)
But the 28-year-old shanked his shot from 18 metres out and directly in front, Matt Burton sealing the Bulldogs’ 15-14 victory with his own long-range strike only a minute later.
The miss continued a bumpy few weeks for the 2022 Dally M Medallist.
Hynes found himself dropped as NSW halfback following the State of Origin series opener after struggling to rouse the 12-man Blues into the contest at Accor Stadium.
In his first game after Origin I, Hynes also missed a sideline conversion attempt that could have sent the Sharks to extra time against the Dolphins, who instead escaped with 30-28 win.
Coach Craig Fitzgibbon said in the long-term, Hynes’ miskick against the Bulldogs would do him good.
‘It’s going to shape him,’ the Sharks coach said.
‘He’s got to go through it, it’s part of the responsibility for him. He’s accepting of that. He’s been stung before, he’s carried his divots a little bit but the last couple of weeks, he acknowledges it.’
Hynes has previously opened up about his struggles for confidence in the wash-up from his Origin debut last year, and the axing that followed.
But Fitzgibbon has been encouraged that in 2024, Hynes is continuing to put his hand up in pressure situations.
‘It’ll sting, of course it’s going to sting, but I feel like he’s ready to keep going after the moments,’ he said.
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