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Golden Gate Bridge suicide prevention net is complete

City officials approved the project more than a decade ago, and in 2018 work began on the 20-foot-wide stainless steel mesh nets.

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A suicide deterrent net is seen below the roadway on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 6.
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A U.S. Coast Guard boat passes below a suicide deterrent net on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 6.
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A suicide deterrent net is seen under construction beneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 6.
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A suicide deterrent net is seen under construction on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 6.
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A suicide deterrent net under construction on the Golden Gate Bridge is seen above Fort Point in San Francisco, Thursday, Dec. 7.
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A suicide deterrent net is seen under construction on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 6.
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A suicide deterrent net is seen under construction on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 6.
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KEVIN HINES VIA AP

In this photo provided by Kevin Hines, he is seen looking towards the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in May of 2019. Hines miraculously survived his suicide attempt from the bridge at age 19 in September 2000 as he struggled with bipolar disorder. A suicide prevention barrier at San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge has been completed more than a decade after officials approved it.
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Dayna Witmer, looks over photos of her son Matthew at her home in Hercules, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 4. In 2007 Witmer's son committed suicide jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge. A suicide prevention barrier at the bridge in San Francisco is near completion more than a decade after officials approved it.

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