buddahj Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A 16-year-old girl survived a fall or jump from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, authorities said on Monday. The teen was found "conscious and responsive" beneath the suspension bridge at about 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, said U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Levi Read. She was pulled out of the water into a Coast Guard boat and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The extent of her injuries was unclear. "Normally when we're talking about a jumper from the Golden Gate Bridge, the numbers show it's not a high probability that they're going to survive," Read said. The bridge's roadway surface at mid-span is about 270 feet above the water. It was not immediately clear if the girl, who was not identified, jumped or fell from the bridge, or which part of the bridge she dropped from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 There are jump cams stationed around the bridge. I'm sure they will find out soon enough. Regardless, surviving a fall from that far is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 That'd hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Surviving the fall is one thing. Not drowning after the impact is what I find incredible. I'm not sure I'd last 20 minutes in those cold waters even with arm floaties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Surviving the fall is one thing. Not drowning after the impact is what I find incredible. I'm not sure I'd last 20 minutes in those cold waters even with arm floaties. brack in the day Bier did can openers off that thang...in a thong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slambo Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Thats the 2nd teenager to jump in the past two weeks and survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 brack in the day Bier did can openers off that thang...in a thong triple lindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 brack in the day Bier did can openers off that thang...in a thong At least he still rocks that thong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Surviving the fall is one thing. Not drowning after the impact is what I find incredible. I'm not sure I'd last 20 minutes in those cold waters even with arm floaties. Plus you would have to survive the embarrasment of the paramedics finding you with a shriveled Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Plus you would have to survive the embarrasment of the paramedics finding you with a shriveled Johnson just gotta stuff the spedo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Plus you would have to survive the embarrasment of the paramedics finding you with a shriveled Johnson Been there, done that. It's not that bad really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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