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12.15.72: faller?
Cecelia Rantanen, 59,
female, lived |
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tbo.com, Stopped car just south of main span, walked to railing with
suitcase in hand, jumped. Held onto suitcase all the way down. She said it was
accidental. |
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08.13.72: jumper •
St. Petersburg Times
Charlotte Kelly,
58, female, died |
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tbo.com, Parked car on
main span, tied handkerchief on door handle, jumped. Nearly struck fishermen
under bridge. |
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03.20.72: save
Milton Weston, 70 |
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12.01.71: jumper
Bertha Tacea, 66, female,
died |
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09.02.71: jumper
Diana Tyner,
52, female, lived |
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tbo.com, Car abandoned on bridge. Bottle of
pills found in car.
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| 05.17.71: article •
full article image
here. |
stories about bridge
construction, fears, a tornado that threw a car into the water, accidents,
vandals, and jumpers. this is a large article and contains several images. |
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| 01.22.71: article •
St. Petersburg Times |
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our feeling exactly: "makes a public event of his
departure".
jumping off the skyway is a public
event. everyone gets to know. |
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01.23.69: accidental faller
Julius
Curry, 21,
male, lived |
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| 09.08.66: save, grace (last name unknown), female |
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| 09.01.66: save, female, 25 |
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| 08.08.66: article |
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08.01.66: jumper
Charles Winthrop Rogers, 65, male, died |
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tbo.com, Parked car on main span, jumped.
Body recovered same day. |
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07.12.66: jumper •
St. Petersburg Times
Ulysses Harvey,
24, male, died |
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tbo.com, Jumped from the back of a moving taxi after forcing it to slow down.
Despondent over marriage.
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watch 'the bridge',
a documentary movie about 'golden gate' bridge jumpers, now on this
site.
