The fifth suicide on the George Washington Bridge in last 5 weeks

The fifth suicide on the George Washington Bridge in last 5 weeks

This morning an unidentified man aged about 30 years, committed suicide by jumping from the George Washington Bridge. The incident occurred in the morning, about 6:30, and was the fifth case of suicide on this bridge for the last 5 weeks.

George Washington Bridge – a rather «popular» place to settle scores with life. That’s why city officials plan to soon install permanent fencing, which would prevent similar cases.

The tendency to suicide in this place began to decline. So, in 2013 on the George Washington Bridge, there were 16 suicides in 2014 and 2015 the years of 18 cases, in 2016-m to year – 12 cases. This year there were 7 suicides, 5 of which actually happened in the last odd month. Basically, this way of life leaves young people under the age of 30 years, both women and men. At the end of July here in the same way he committed suicide is a teenager from new Jersey.

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