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Police rushed to the scene of an apparent suicide attempt in San Diego, Calif. after onlookers realized a woman hanging from a 14th floor balcony was not part of a Comic-Con marketing stunt.

The woman, who the Los Angeles Times reports was wearing green pants that suggested she was part of the “Kick-Ass 2” party that was being set up in the parking lot adjacent to the building she was hanging from, was initially thought to be part of some elaborate campaign for the movie. A character in the film wears a similar outfit.

That was not the case. “The call came in as a jumper,” a member of the San Diego Police Department told the paper. “A female hanging from a balcony. There was something thrown from the balcony and she was crying. After some negotiations, she was taken into custody.” Authorities said the woman would be taken to a county mental health facility.

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