When they say Jump into the River what do they mean?
Let me brief this by saying I'm very happy and not even contemplating suicide.
There is one Suicide method i'm unsure on
When they say they are going to "jump into the river" ( I live in London so usually they reference the Thames)
How do they mean they will die? From the impact of the fall or drowning? or both? I'm so unsure.
Any one know?
Posted Nov 9, 2014, 5:04 PM UTC
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It depends, is there a very high bridge on the river? When someone jumps from a very high bridge (Brooklyn Bridge or Golden Gate for example), into a body of water with the intent of suicide, the impact usually kills them. If it is a very fast moving river (Mississippi River for example), then they are more likely to drown because of the current. And then there are always cases where the person jumped from a rather regular height bridge (no example), and it is a mixture of both the impact and drowning that cause death. Usually they jump in such a way that their neck or back break causing paralysis so then they can't swim and instead they drown.
Ah right. Thanks man