Suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge

A four-foot-high railing on the bridge fails to thwart those who are compelled to jump 220 feet into treacherous, cold currents. After a four-second fall, impact is at 75 miles per hour. Around 30 people are known to have survived.

Suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge

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