January 28, 2009

Wordless Wednesday: National Park Suicide Attempt



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10 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 28, 2009 at 8:05 AM

    This Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 photograph provided by the Colorado National Monument shows a 1987 Dodge van that got stuck on a rock overhang , near Grand Junction, Colo., after the driver sent the vehicle off a cliff in an apparent suicide attempt. The 34-year-old male driver survived the incident. But park officials said that 27 people attempted suicide at the national monument last year, which has prompted administrators to train staff at entrances and visitor centers in suicide prevention.

    (AP Photo/HO, Colorado National Monument)

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  2. DNLeeJanuary 28, 2009 at 9:23 AM

    This is a real problem. A former professor and advisor of mine did the same thing last year - in the Canyon Lands.
    http://urban-science.blogspot.com/2008/05/in-memorium-dr-jerry-o-wolff.html

    People think of it as returning their bodies to nature or ending it all in a peaceful, beautiful place. Maybe. But consider the fact that some vacation family or scout troop, or gaggle of bird watchers might be the one to find your remains or you in state of fail suicide. That's traumatic and potentiall scarring, especially to a young person

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  3. UnknownJanuary 28, 2009 at 11:44 AM

    DN Lee - Very sad to read about your professor...

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    Villager,
    You have GOT to be kidding me. And you say it was an 'attempt...? The person actually lived after that?
    Unreal.

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  5. clnmikeJanuary 28, 2009 at 3:58 PM

    Wow, you know God was like, "Fool! I'll tell you when it is time to check out not you!".

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  6. GinaJanuary 28, 2009 at 8:02 PM

    Whoa, that's crazy!!!!

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  7. Kim @ What's That SmellJanuary 28, 2009 at 10:09 PM

    That is crazy!

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  8. UnknownJanuary 29, 2009 at 6:43 AM

    All - Thank you for supporting my entry in this week's WW-meme!

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  9. reneeJanuary 29, 2009 at 10:03 PM

    that is crazy!!

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  10. Garden GnomeJanuary 30, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    What an incredible picture. It's a shame that people are turning to suicide. This type of rescue obviously puts emergency personal in harm's way as well.
    GG (My Journey)

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