
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, July 11, 1995                   TAG: 9507110094
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: SAN FRANCISCO                                LENGTH: Short

GOLDEN GATE HAS ITS 1,000TH SUICIDE

A 25-year-old man slipped quietly into history last week with a 220-foot leap from the Golden Gate Bridge into the cold ocean water.

Eric Atkinson's death July 3 was the 1,000th known suicide from the bridge.

Authorities haven't recovered his body, nor do they know much about his life. His car was found abandoned on the bridge and somebody witnessed his leap, said California Highway Patrol Officer Jim Baker.

``He just got out, walked over and jumped,'' Baker said.

- Associated Press

Keywords:
FATALITY

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