SAN FRANCISCO – A man who survived a jump off the Golden Gate Bridge was rescued by a sailing crew. Scott Walecka told the Marin Independent Journal he was taking his 38-foot vessel to San Francisco around 2 p.m. Monday when his daughter saw the ...
Fox News
View Complete StoryA homeless man jumped from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge — but survived the 220-foot drop and was saved by a father-and-daughter sailing team. The unnamed 31-year-old, believed to be from Alabama, was picked up by Hilary Walecka and her ...
New York Daily News
View Complete StoryThe Golden Gate Bridge has been a magnet for suicides since its construction, with original architect Joseph Strauss initially designing the railings to be six feet tall to discourage jumpers. Local suicide prevention non-profit The Bridge Rail ...
View Complete StoryMany of the complaints seem to deal with the lack of unimpeded views of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, which living here I don't quite understand. This is a city of eagles-nest hills and wild parks perched almost up in the cloud zone – seeing ...
The Atlantic Cities
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