The combined efforts of various agencies saved the life of a 27-year-old construction worker, who had threatened to jump off the 35th floor of an under-construction building in Thane on Wednesday, by persuading him to drop his plan, civic officials said.

The negotiations to convince Satendra Kumar Gounda lasted for three hours, involving policemen, fire brigade personnel, and disaster management teams. The drama unfolded at the construction site of a high-rise on Kolshet Road.