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Kevin Berthia attempted to jump off the Golden Gate on March 11, 2005, but ended up clinging to a railing for over an hour and a half. He held onto a cord as a California Highway Patrol officer talked to him about reasons to choose life. It was in this 92-minute conversation that Berthia began to experience regret. While he credits the officer for saving his life, Berthia also said he believes a safety net would have made a world of difference that day. He desperately needed a sign that someone cared about him. "I needed something to say no," Berthia told CNN. Now, after years of debate over installing a suicide deterrent on the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, a net is nearing completion. While the purpose of the net is "to reduce the number of injuries and deaths from jumping off the bridge," Golden Gate Bridge spokesperson Paolo Cosulich-Schwartz said, it's also meant to serve as that sign Berthia was looking for 18 years ago. "The net is a symbol of hope and care for people who may ...

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