going through your mind? the very millisecond my hands left the rail and my legs cleared it, instant regret. instantaneous regret. i just was starting to go back in time. reporter: kevin and i first met in 2003. his was one of the first stories i reported at cnn. why did you come here? why the golden gate bridge? i was under the impression that it was the easiest way to die. reporter: over the last two decades the suicide rate in the united states has gone up 33%. that makes it the number two cause of death in this country for people aged 10 to 34. and over that same time period, 537 people have died after jumping from the golden gate bridge. kevin hines has spent the last 16 years trying to change those tragic numbers. his singular goal, to get a net placed on this beautiful bridge, a barrier to stop someone from
why the golden gate bridge? i was under the impression it was the easiest way to die. reporter: over the last two decades, the suicide rate in the united states has gone up 33%. that makes it the number two cause of death in this country for people aged 10 to 34. over that same time period, 537 people have died from jumping from the golden gate bridge. hines has spent the last 16 years trying to change those tragic numbers. his singular goal, to get a net placed on this beautiful bridge, a barrier to stop someone from dying. someone like him. what are the aesthetics compared to one human life? what if that was your mom or your dad? this is the place where you jumped. yeah.
so, you know, i m falling head first and i immediately recognize if i hit head first i will do ie. i hit the water. and shatter my t-12 l-1 and l-2. when you hit from that height at that speed, it s like hitting a solid brick wall. and what was going through your mind? the very millisecond my legs left the rail, instant regret. instantaneous regret. i just wish i could go back into time. reporter: kevin and i first met back in 2003. his was one of the first stories i presented at cnn. why did you come here? why the golden gate bridge? i was under the impression that it was the easiest way to die. reporter: over the last two decades, the suicide rate in the united states has gone up 33%. that makes it the number two cause of death in this country for people age 10 to 34. and over that same time period, 537 people have died after
when you hit from that height at that speed, it s like hitting a solid brick wall. and what was going through your mind? the very millisecond my legs left the rail, instant regret. instantaneous regret. i just wish i could go back into time. reporter: kevin and i first met back in 2003. his was one of the first stories i presented at cnn. why did you come here? why the golden gate bridge? i was under the impression that it was the easiest way to die. reporter: over the last two decades, the suicide rate in the united states has gone up 33%. that makes it the number two cause of death in this country for people age 10 to 34. and over that same time period, 537 people have died after jumping from the golden gate bridge. kevin hines has spent the last 16 years trying to change those tragic numbers.
why did you come here? why the golden gate bridge? i was under the impression that it was the easiest way to die. over the last two decades the suicide rate in the united states has gone up 33%. that makes it the number two cause of death in this country for people age 10 to 34 and over that same time period 537 people have died after jumping from the golden gate bridge. kevin hines has spent the last 16 years trying to change those tragic numbers. his singular goal, to get a net placed on this beautiful bridge, a barrier to stop someone from dying, someone like him. what are the aesthetics of a bridge compared to one human life? what if that was your mom or your dad? this is the place where you