Luis Suárez helps prevent a suicide attempt after joining the 20 HOURS rescue effort with his wife Sofía Balbi during the MLS postseason vacation in Uruguay.

Luis Suárez and his wife Sofía Balbi helped rescue a man who was threatening to take his life.

The former Barcelona and Liverpool star is on holiday in his homeland of Uruguay ahead of the start of the new MLS season with Inter Miami and his presence proved important in appeasing the man.

Reports in Spain claimed that the 49-year-old man had climbed a six-metre-high tree and threatened to end his life if his partner, a 53-year-old woman, did not appear at the scene.

The ordeal lasted almost 20 hours and led to the mobilization of the Republican Guard and other people, including Suárez and his wife, who were walking along the Solymar promenade, near where Friday's incident occurred.

According to Brandthe man was unarmed. It was reported that he is subject to precautionary measures related to domestic violence.

After many hours of conversation, they finally convinced him to come down from the tree around 5:30 pm on Saturday. Once put ashore, he was reportedly handed over to the Domestic Violence Specialized Unit of the Ministry of the Interior.

In Uruguay, a 49-year-old man climbed a six-meter-high tree and threatened to kill himself.

Luis Suárez and his wife Sofía Balbi were among those who dissuaded the man from his position.

The 37-year-old is vacationing in his homeland ahead of the start of the new MLS season.

A member of the non-governmental organization specialized in social psychology told Telenoche Uruguay: 'Suárez, a well-known Uruguayan player, approached us and what we did was, during that time of containment, try to speak in an empathetic and close way so that that it wouldn't be that long, even though this man has been there fighting for his life since yesterday.'

The 37-year-old forward will return to the United States in the coming days for the new campaign. Suarez agreed to a 12-month extension at the Chase Stadium after an impressive debut season.

The veteran forward scored 25 goals and provided 12 assists as the team posted an Eastern Conference record in points. However, Inter Miami's season would ultimately end in disappointment as they were eliminated from the play-offs after a shock first round loss to Atlanta.

Following that defeat, the club appointed former Barcelona and Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano as the new coach for the 2025 campaign.

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