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☆ 'All I wanted to do was live': After years of debate, a suicide safety net for the Golden Gate Bridge is nearing completion. Survivors say it'll give many a second chance at life
  + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Kara Nelson | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
CNN —On September 25, 2000, Kevin Hines climbed over the rail of the Golden Gate Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge suicide safety net is seen in San Francisco on April 5, 2023. Courtesy Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation DistrictAfter years of debate over installing a suicide deterrent on the iconic bridge, a net is now nearing completion. In 2018, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District began building a net along the perimeter of the 1.7 mile long bridge. Sabrina Hernandez, Golden Gate Bridge District Board President, touches a net during a press on May 16, 2019.
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☆ Lawsuits Cloud Efforts to Complete Suicide-Prevention Net Under Golden Gate Bridge
  + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Jim Carlton | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Since the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937, at least 1,800 people have leapt to their deaths there, according to a nonprofit group. SAN FRANCISCO—A project to hang a net under the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent people from jumping to their death has hit another delay, much to the consternation of those trying to cut down on suicides there. The net concept was initially approved by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District in 2008, but crews only began installing it five years ago, at which point it was expected to be completed by January 2021.
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