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Suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge. Special telephones on the Golden Gate Bridge link directly to suicide crisis hotlines. Between 1937 and 2012, 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.
Mar 30, 2022 · Golden Gate Bridge suicides: A history of fatalities, and how further tragedies may be prevented. Poles to hold a “suicide net” jut out from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in...
Nov 20, 2023 · A 1978 study of Golden Gate Bridge suicide attempters found more than 90% of those who were stopped remained alive decades later, and didn’t go on to take their own lives.
Jan 12, 2024 · About 2,000 people are estimated to have jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge since 1937. Now, a safety net below the bridge is nearly complete.
- Lesley Mcclurg
Nov 5, 2023 · About 2,000 people are known to have died by jumping off the bridge. The count has never been precise, and the true tally is certainly higher, perhaps substantially so, since not all jumps...
Nov 14, 2023 · A fence at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge is a makeshift memorial for those who have died there. An estimated 2,000 people have jumped to their death since the bridge opened in 1937....
Jan 10, 2024 · For decades, advocates have pushed for suicide deterrents at the Golden Gate Bridge. A net system is finally being completed to catch people who jump.
