Kevin Briggs intervening to prevent an attempted suicide Photo: supplied
Kevin Briggs is a former highway patrol officer whose intervention has prevented hundreds of people from taking their lives by jumping from San Francisco's most famous bridge.
Kim asked the self-styled 'Guardian of The Golden Gate Bridge' what his experiences have taught him about suicide, and empathy, and about the controversial construction of a giant stainless steel net to catch people falling from the bridge.
Photo: Maarten van den Heuvel
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