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10 Years Later, A Pair Of Strangers Revisit A Leap Not Taken

Thought Leader: Kevin Briggs
March 6, 2015
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(original source NPR)

“Ten years ago Kevin Berthia lived in the San Francisco Bay area. He had an infant daughter who had been born premature, and the medical costs for her care climbed to nearly $250,000. He couldn’t see a way out of debt.

Berthia fell into a deep depression and went to the Golden Gate Bridge.

“Before March 11, 2005, I never even went to the bridge,” the 32-year-old said during a recent visit to StoryCorps. “I didn’t even know how to get there. I had to ask for directions.”

California Highway Patrol Officer Kevin Briggs was there that day, too.”

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