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Survivor of Golden Gate Leap Thrilled to Be Alive
Kenneth Baldwin, 29, who jumped 249 feet from the Golden Gate Bridge on August 21, 1985, survived after a three second fall into 58 degree water. He says he is blessed to be alive and urges others considering suicide to seek life. His wife Ellen, 29, remains haunted by the event.
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