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Calif. teen survives plunge off Golden Gate Bridge
AP/WorldMag ^
| Mar 10, 11:13 PM EST
Posted on 03/10/2011 8:30:05 PM PST by quantim
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A California high school student visiting the Golden Gate Bridge on a Thursday morning field trip climbed over a railing, jumped - possibly on a dare by fellow classmates - and somehow survived the 220-foot plunge into San Francisco Bay that kills dozens of people each year.
Most jumpers die a grisly death, with massive internal injuries, broken bones and skull fractures. Some die from internal bleeding, while others drown.
But the 17-year-old lived, suffering just a broken tailbone and torn lung. He was rescued by a surfer who paddled over and took him ashore, California Highway Patrol Officer Chris Rardin said.
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KEYWORDS: california; goldengatebridge; suicide
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To: Paleo Conservative
“A broken tail bone?”
Yes, they pulled it out of his mouth when they reached shore.
To: Paleo Conservative
“A broken tail bone?”
Yeah. You’d be surprised. I’ve done some cliff diving, or rather cliff jumping, and when you hit the water it’s like a power enema. Sorry for the graphic.
To: NautiNurse
You are probably getting ready for tornadoes as a preface to hurricanes, but it’s snowing up here. Rest easy friend.
It will all average out. ;-)
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03/10/2011 9:15:39 PM PST
by
quantim
(Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
To: quantim
LOL—had to bundle up tonight for a Spring Training baseball game. Unseasonably chilly weather. Golf tomorrow. Cheers!
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03/10/2011 9:20:26 PM PST
by
NautiNurse
(ObamaCare uses Bernie Madoff theory of economics)
To: quantim
A California high school student visiting the Golden Gate Bridge on a Thursday morning field trip climbed over a railing, jumped - possibly on a dare by fellow classmates
If so, the kid's a fool who should be monitored carefully for the rest of his childhood so he doesn't play on the freeway or climb into the tiger enclosure at the zoo. And if his classmates really dared him to do this, they're malicious idiots who don't mind seeing someone die to get their Beavis-and-Butthead giggles.
To: Celtic Cross
“Praise be, Im not sure he deserved to survive.”
He is 17, cut him some slack.
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posted on
03/10/2011 10:06:17 PM PST
by
Persevero
(Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
To: quantim
He probably landed head first and no vital organs were damaged.
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posted on
03/10/2011 10:41:18 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, A Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: quantim
This is a field trip chaperone’s nightmare.
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posted on
03/10/2011 11:32:27 PM PST
by
AZLiberty
(Yes, Mr. Lennon, I do want a revolution.)
To: quantim
When I was in my twenties I was walking across the Bklyn Bridge. I KNEW people had been killed jumping from the span yet it looked eminently doable to me.Who knows, at 17 I might have tried it.
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03/11/2011 4:30:00 AM PST
by
TalBlack
( Evil doesn't have a day job.)
To: battousai
That’s a neat pic. Do you have any technical data on it? It looks like a HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo.
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posted on
03/11/2011 8:20:01 AM PST
by
Erasmus
(I love "The Raven," but then what do I know? I'm just a poetaster.)
To: Erasmus
Yeah I was just googling for a suitable picture and came across it, here is the original photographer's Flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wunderlich/3668390187/
Indeed it does appear to be an HDR shot but not much more info, been playing around a little bit with HDR myself, but haven't had the time to delve more :)
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03/11/2011 8:56:34 AM PST
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battousai
(Conservatives are racist? YES, I hate stupid white liberals.)
To: quantim
There’s an incredible documentary about people committing suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge. Recommend you find it if you haven’t seen it.
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03/11/2011 10:46:14 AM PST
by
bkepley
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