A filmmaker spent 2004 with cameras trained on the Golden Gate Bridge, recording a goodly number of the 24 people who leaped to their deaths that year.
Falling from the bridge takes around 4 seconds.
The Bridge wove those grim scenes into a documentary film, surrounding them with witness interviews and talks with the jumpers' family and friends. Mental illness, a diet of drugs, or overwhelmed by life seemed the most common reasons for taking the literal plunge.
The body reaches a velocity of 75 mph before hitting the water.
Most suicides weren't a surprise to those nearest the deceased, but shock and grief were a parting gift that kept on giving.
One person survived the jump. Others have lived through similar or worse falls, but the odds favor a terminal outcome.
A most disturbing film.
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Yes, indeed. Very haunting. Just the image of a speck falling into the water is so unreal.
The SF Chronicle had a surreal story about two women who met on the bridge. Both were there to jump. They sat down and chatted for awhile, then one leaped, followed by the other.
Trippy.
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