Suicide or Stunt?

sdJETSetter · 03-12-2011, 11:35 AM

Just found this very interesting, especially the 98% number.:eek:
A stunt?

[QUOTE]CHP: Teen’s Golden Gate leap not suicide attempt
March 12, 2011, 12:54 AM The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities recommended a psychological evaluation for a high school student who survived a 220-foot leap from the Golden Gate Bridge, although they do not believe the jump was a suicide attempt, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.

Investigators will also recommend to prosecutors that the 17-year-old boy who jumped during a class field trip Thursday should be charged with trespassing for climbing on the bridge, CHP Officer Chris Rardin told The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa.

Rardin said he could not disclose where the boy was hospitalized or provide details on his condition. The Associated Press withheld the name of the teen because of his age.

Surfer Chris Paicos told KGO he witnessed the jump.

[B]“As he paddled by, I asked him what he was up to, and he said it was a stunt,” Paicos said.[/B]

[B]Surviving a jump at all from Golden Gate Bridge is a rare feat. Last year, 32 people committed suicide by leaping into the water. The impact tends to cause severe internal injuries and broken bones. Those not killed by the fall itself often drown.[/B]

[B]About 98 percent of jumps from the bridge end in death.[/B]

Yet according to the boy’s Sonoma County high school, he suffered little more than bruising and tenderness.

“He was swimming on his own,” said surfer Eric Wagner. “He had a little assistance just to come back in, but he made it in all right. It was pretty amazing.”

The boy could face up to a year in jail and a $10,000 fine if convicted of trespassing.[/QUOTE]

southside · 03-12-2011, 11:49 AM

Holy sh!t.

Tyler Durden · 03-12-2011, 11:56 AM

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McKnight25 · 03-12-2011, 12:06 PM

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Apache 51 · 03-12-2011, 12:07 PM

Tripping his balls off?

lamont_jordan_rules · 03-12-2011, 04:06 PM

... wonder what the death % is at Niagra Falls ...

l_j_r

JetPotato · 03-12-2011, 06:45 PM

What

The

FUDGE

Jets Things · 03-12-2011, 06:50 PM

Gotta be a stunt. If this kid was suicidal, I think he might be a tad pissed that he failed and wouldn't have been like, "Uhhh, hmm, it was a stunt. Yeah, that's the ticket, a stunt."

Soberphobia · 03-12-2011, 07:31 PM

Kid has balls. Oh, wait, probably not anymore. :yes:

03-12-2011, 11:35 AM	#1
sdJETSetter Demario Davis and Ranger Trivette are coming for you lawfully, morally, and physically All Pro Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In transit northward wiff my peeps Posts: 7,212	Suicide or Stunt? Just found this very interesting, especially the 98% number.:eek: A stunt? [QUOTE]CHP: Teen’s Golden Gate leap not suicide attempt March 12, 2011, 12:54 AM The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities recommended a psychological evaluation for a high school student who survived a 220-foot leap from the Golden Gate Bridge, although they do not believe the jump was a suicide attempt, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said. Investigators will also recommend to prosecutors that the 17-year-old boy who jumped during a class field trip Thursday should be charged with trespassing for climbing on the bridge, CHP Officer Chris Rardin told The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa. Rardin said he could not disclose where the boy was hospitalized or provide details on his condition. The Associated Press withheld the name of the teen because of his age. Surfer Chris Paicos told KGO he witnessed the jump. [B]“As he paddled by, I asked him what he was up to, and he said it was a stunt,” Paicos said.[/B] [B]Surviving a jump at all from Golden Gate Bridge is a rare feat. Last year, 32 people committed suicide by leaping into the water. The impact tends to cause severe internal injuries and broken bones. Those not killed by the fall itself often drown.[/B] [B]About 98 percent of jumps from the bridge end in death.[/B] Yet according to the boy’s Sonoma County high school, he suffered little more than bruising and tenderness. “He was swimming on his own,” said surfer Eric Wagner. “He had a little assistance just to come back in, but he made it in all right. It was pretty amazing.” The boy could face up to a year in jail and a $10,000 fine if convicted of trespassing.[/QUOTE]

03-12-2011, 11:49 AM	#2
southside Forever Awesome All Pro Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 8,888	Holy sh!t.

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03-12-2011, 12:07 PM	#5
Apache 51 Let's Kill them all......... Hall Of Fame Join Date: May 2009 Location: In Morris Co.,N.J.,at the right end of a Browning 12 gauge Posts: 12,639	Tripping his balls off?

03-12-2011, 04:06 PM	#6
lamont_jordan_rules Can't Wait To See Marty Mornhinweg's Offense! Hall of Fame Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Atlanta via NJ Posts: 6,241	... wonder what the death % is at Niagra Falls ... l_j_r

03-12-2011, 06:45 PM	#7
JetPotato fermenting Hall Of Fame Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 12,141	What The FUDGE

03-12-2011, 06:50 PM	#8
Jets Things All Pro Join Date: May 2003 Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace Posts: 9,415	Gotta be a stunt. If this kid was suicidal, I think he might be a tad pissed that he failed and wouldn't have been like, "Uhhh, hmm, it was a stunt. Yeah, that's the ticket, a stunt."

03-12-2011, 07:31 PM	#9
Soberphobia All League Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,440	Kid has balls. Oh, wait, probably not anymore. :yes: