# @cnn on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz4XllysD8z
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/9999287-cnn-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-11-20T20:10:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CNN (@CNN) — https://gondola.cc/CNN

## Caption

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 be experiencing the worst day of their lives."

Read more at the link in our bio.

📷: Courtesy Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District | Rich Pedroncelli/AP

Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Globally: The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers around the world.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CNN | @CNN | https://gondola.cc/CNN | Television News Network |
| Sofia Barrett | @sofia_barrett | https://gondola.cc/sofia_barrett | Producer |

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