Entries from Seattlest tagged with 'suicideprevention'
November 3, 2008
Traffic was snarled on Aurora for about two hours this morning, as police closed lanes to try to talk down a man threatening to jump from the Aurora Bridge. The P-I says he is in his mid-30s, fell 150 feet into a parking lot, and survived the fall. He was alive when taken to the hospital--probably Harborview, we imagine. This local blogger saw the traffic jam and wondered how hard it would be to justify......
Continue Reading "Suicidal Bridge Jumper Survives 150-Foot Fall"July 15, 2008
Aurora Bridge on the 4th of July by Seattlest Flickr photog gapey The Aurora Bridge has a long tragic history of being the final structure some hopeless Seattleites ever stand upon. Since its opening in 1932, more than 200 people have jumped to their death from the bridge. It is second only to the Golden Gate Bridge in suicide deaths. Now it would seem those who live around the bridge, and the state of Washington,......
Continue Reading "Suicide Prevention Fence Proposed for Aurora Bridge"