An addition to the most iconic span in the Bay Area was commemorated on Monday, with some saying the finished project was a long time coming.
Walking along the Golden Gate Bridge , Dayna Whitmer headed to a spot that may look unremarkable to most. But for her, it's sacred ground. 'I wish I knew what he was thinking being out here along with the fog,' she said. At the bridge's 97th lamp post is where her son Matthew stood for the last time before jumping to his death 17 years ago. 'I woke up with that feeling that everything was wrong, because he was calling for me as he was falling,' she said choking back tears.
In 2023, while the nets were still under construction, the number dropped by more than half. In September of 2000, Kevin Hines jumped off the bridge and miraculously survived. 'The moment my hands left the rail, i had an instantaneous regret for my actions and the absolute recognition that i made the absolute greatest mistake of my life,' he said. These days, he's working on a documentary called 'The Net' about the near century-long effort to get the project done.
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