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Negotiator trying to talk man down from Bay Bridge
SF Gate ^
| 04/02/2004
| Bay City News
Posted on 04/02/2004 2:44:22 PM PST by rivercat
The San Francisco Police Department has sent a negotiator to talk down a man who is standing on a railing on the westbound side of the Bay Bridge near Treasure Island, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Virgil Aquilar.
Also assisting in the situation is the U.S. Coast Guard, which has sent two boats to the Bay Bridge "for any type of rescue and assistance should the man decide not to go back over the rail onto the auto deck,'' Coast Guard Petty Officer Gabriel Flesher said.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: baybridge; jumper; sanfrancisco
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posted on
04/02/2004 2:44:22 PM PST
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rivercat
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To: PRND21
No, it's Davis......
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posted on
04/02/2004 2:47:03 PM PST
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cmsgop
(For Gosh Sake MCI, NO MORE JAMES TAYLOR !!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: cmsgop
Or Kerry, we can hope.
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04/02/2004 2:47:55 PM PST
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PRND21
To: dcam
The New Yorker has an interesting article about the Bay Bridge Jumpers recently, only something like less than 10% survive.
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To: threat matrix
It's a pretty long drop. Not to mention the sharks waiting at the end of it.
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posted on
04/02/2004 2:51:09 PM PST
by
Not A Snowbird
(You need tons click "co-ordinating" -- to be a monthly donor!)
To: dcam
Caught the tail end of a radio newsreport about traffic snarled up massively. I bet this is why. Thanks for posting.
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posted on
04/02/2004 2:53:45 PM PST
by
Alia
(California -- It's Groovy! Baby!)
To: SandyInSeattle
Kind of a sad article.
One person who jumped left a note behind and said that if one person smiled at them walking the whole way out there he/she wouldn't jump.
To: dcam
My husband was almost late for work because of this guy. I heard that traffic is backed up to Hilltop on the 80. Eek, what a mess. Of course he took the Richmond Bridge home yesterday and arrived hours late because of the hole in it.
He is a captain and hates when they jump from the GG Bridge because he has to wait with the remains until the Coast Guard comes. It's always a bad day when the bridge workers drop the flares.
Hope the negotiations go well. Maybe it's the guy who got fired last night on 'The Apprentice'.
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posted on
04/02/2004 2:56:44 PM PST
by
pbear8
(no complaining...Thanks be to God)
To: SandyInSeattle
To: SandyInSeattle
TOO LATE!
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posted on
04/02/2004 2:58:27 PM PST
by
xrp
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To: StoneColdGOP
You bitter fool, it was a joke.
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posted on
04/02/2004 3:01:14 PM PST
by
PRND21
To: xrp
Yikes, if the initial fall doesn't get ya, that will!
To: threat matrix
urban legend
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posted on
04/02/2004 3:02:28 PM PST
by
al baby
(Hope I don't get into trouble for this)
To: threat matrix
urban legend
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posted on
04/02/2004 3:02:35 PM PST
by
al baby
(Hope I don't get into trouble for this)
To: threat matrix
One person who jumped left a note behind and said that if one person smiled at them walking the whole way out there he/she wouldn't jump.Urban legend or not, if it was supposed to make me feel guilty, it failed.
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posted on
04/02/2004 3:04:02 PM PST
by
squidly
(I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosity he excites among his opponents)
To: squidly
Dint make me feel guilty, just sad for them.
To: Alia
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