![]() ![]() The deck is about 245 feet (75 m) above the water.Īfter a fall of four seconds, jumpers hit the water at around 75 mph (120 km/h). The Golden Gate Bridge, referred to by Krista Tippett as a “suicide magnet”, is the second-most used suicide site/suicide bridge in the world, after the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge (see List of suicide sites). Although it had previously been considered impractical to build a suicide barrier, in 2014, the Bridge’s directors approved a proposal for a net below the bridge’s deck, extending out either side, rather than side barriers at the railings as had long been proposed. In 2013, 118 potential jumpers were talked down from their attempt and did not jump.Ī number of measures are in place to discourage people from jumping, including telephone hotlines and patrols by emergency personnel and bridge workers. ![]() Some die instantly from internal injuries, while others drown or die of hypothermia.The Golden Gate bridge’s death toll has since been surpassed only by that of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge in China. The four-second fall from the Golden Gate Bridge sends a person plunging 245 feet (75 m) at 75 miles per hour (121 km/h) to hit the waters of the San Francisco Bay “with the force of a speeding truck meeting a concrete building.” Jumping off the bridge holds at least a 98 percent fatality rate and it is speculated the fatality rate is actually higher than 98% because of people whose bodies are never found after they make the jump.Īs of 2013, it is estimated that 34 people have survived after jumping. You matter.Sign promoting a 24/7 crisis text line on the Golden Gate Bridgeīetween 19, an estimated 1,400 bodies were recovered of people who had jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge, located in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States. You can contact them for free by calling 116 123, email or head to the website to find your nearest branch. ![]() The Samaritans is available 24/7 if you need to talk. He remains in police custody while inquiries continue." "The man - a 34-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent - was arrested on suspicion of breaching his bail conditions. Officers thanked the members of the public. "The man was on the right side of the railings when officers arrived. She told officers that her 19-year-old son had got out of the car in order to assist the man. Officers attended and a woman reported seeing a man on the bridge. Staffordshire Police have confirmed that they were called to a bridge over the A500.Ī police spokesman said: "Police were called following reports of concern for a man. "I really want to help people before they get to that stage. "Devon had been suffering with his mental health for a while, I knew he wasn't good. ![]() It felt like I had done something for him by helping the guy. It had been mine and Devon's birthday the day before - my first birthday without him. He added: "I shook the guy's hand and went back to the car. Police arrived a short time later and Ryan, who is going to Keele University to study sociology and geography in September, was allowed to go on his way. "I spoke to him and said, 'You don't want to do this, I'm not going to let you do it'." I ran all the way up to him as fast as I could. "I jumped out of my car and stopped the traffic, my dad stopped the traffic on the other side. It was my first instinct because my brother had jumped off a bridge in Longton. "I knew he was going to jump and I had to do something quickly. ![]()
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