It’s the second most infamous suicide site in the world — and last year’s numbers hit a record high. Not exactly the Lonely Planet entry that San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge wants.
San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge marked a milestone in 2013 as 46 people leaped to their deaths in what appears to be the deadliest year for suicides at the California landmark, says the Bridge Rail Foundation. The watchdog group, which tracks fatalities at the 1.28km-long span, says the high number of suicides demonstrates the need for a safety net to be installed to make it more difficult for would-be jumpers to take their own lives there.
