GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, Calif. (KGO) -- The ABC7 News I-Team has uncovered a disturbing fact -- 2013 was a record year for suicide from the Golden Gate Bridge. Yet, a suicide prevention barrier has been ...
The steel-mesh suicide barrier installed on the Golden Gate Bridge two years ago has proved to be effective. Four people died after jumping from the span last year, an 87% decline from the annual ...
Although suggested as early as the late 1800s, the Golden Gate Bridge was not seriously considered until the 1920s. In 1921, Joseph Strauss was the lead architect for the bridge, with contributions ...
For years, he’d fought a relentless enemy: His own mind, torn by the delusions of severe bipolar disorder. On Sept. 25, 2000, 19-year-old Hines was poised to lose not just that battle, but his life.
The Golden Gate Bridge went seven months without a suicide last year, a stunning reprieve after decades of tragedy and a sign that its barrier to deter jumpers is working. San Francisco's beloved span ...
Although suggested as early as the late 1800s, the Golden Gate Bridge was not seriously considered until the 1920s. In 1921, Joseph Strauss was the lead architect for the bridge, with contributions ...
SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden Gate Bridge, the iconic span that hangs between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean, has been the site of more than 2,000 confirmed suicide leaps since its completion in ...