Bridge jumpers in general are younger than people who kill themselves by other means, and this is true for the Golden Gate Bridge as well. SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) Almost 20 years ago, Kevin Hines jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge. Other means such as pills, hanging, and jumps are less common, but by no means rare. Three-and-a-half years later, Gamboa joined federal and state leaders at Thursday's festivities, which also included a planting ceremony near the bridge. The majority of Americans who die by suicidemore than 60 percentuse a firearm. It happens to every single person he knew." "He was just starting his senior year in high school at Sacramento Waldorf School," an emotional Gamboa said, pausing while she gathered her breath.
Kimberly Renee Gamboa held back tears as she remembered her son Kyle, who killed himself at the bridge in 2013. The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District is in the process of constructing a Suicide Deterrent Net System (SDNS) to deter suicides at the Bridge by placing a physical barrier between a person and the water below. Dianne Feinstein led the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Background: The Golden Gate Bridge (GGB) is a well-known suicide magnet and the site of approximately 30 suicides per year. But bridge patrol workers were able to prevent an additional 200 people from committing suicide.ĭemocratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. In 2016, 39 people jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and plunged to their deaths, according to spokeswoman Priya Clemens. Made of seven football fields worth of stainless steel, the structure will curve up slightly at its ends and be suspended 200 feet above the Pacific Ocean on both sides of the bridge - invisible to drivers. Officials say the net will be positioned 20 feet below the sidewalk and extend out another 20 feet. San Francisco officials on Thursday marked the start of the construction of the suicide-prevention net under the Golden Gate Bridge.
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