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Golden Gate Bridge Jumper Was a Student on a Dare

by MROliver | March 10, 2011 at 05:51 pm

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A Student From Windsor high School Jumped Off the Golden Gate Bridge on a Dare Thursday March 10 2011

Surprisingly, the student survived, although he has not been named at this time.

He was part of a field trip that included a walk along the Golden Gate Bridge, and what was at first considered to be a suicide attempt, has been revealed to be a dare.

CBS 5 reporter Joe Vazquez tweeted that the jump was not a suicide attempt, but instead was done on a dare by fellow students. Vazquez spoke to a surfer who said the classmates were cheering the boy as he jumped.

He jumped from about 220 feet above the water, and had to climb over a four-foot railing, according to NBC.

About 45 teachers, and two students were present at the time, and the student could face criminal charges in the case.

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DevDia

at 18:10 on March 10th, 2011

This person was in high school? At that age, he should have known the high chance that the jump would have killed him... but hey, people have done stupider things.

I imagine the teachers are thankful for permission slips about now too.