According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a young woman contacted the police. She reported that her brother intended to commit suicide. The incident took place in the Almagul microdistrict.
"The police quickly assessed the situation and persuaded the 19-year-old young man to come down from the roof, thus preventing a tragedy," the official statement from the agency reads.
The young man was handed over to the investigative operational group. An investigation is currently underway regarding this incident.
It was previously reported that a tragedy was averted by rescuers in Pavlodar on the Irtysh River.