by Chen Si
Translated by Spencer Woodman
Chen Si spends his weekends on Big Bridge which crosses China's Yangzte River, attempting to stop people from jumping. This translation of excerpts from his blog will appear on Low Log in four parts.
Read: Part 1, Part 2
02-25-2009
A middle aged man jumped to his death from the South Castle section of the Big Bridge. It was said that when he was discovered, he was still grasping a family portrait photograph.
02-25-2009
Those who choose to jump off the bridge to their deaths have a very high success rate. Oh, what we must deal with in life! Some people [who plunge off the bridge] leave almost no trace — in an instant they are buried beneath the waters of the Yangzi.
10-25-2008
10:40 a.m. I am patrolling the South Fort section of the Big Bridge when I see a middle aged man about 200 meters toward the South Castle on the eastern side of the bridge. Half of his body is hanging off over the bridge’s ledge. I sprinted vigorously toward him. I managed to take hold of his right leg only and managed to pull him back onto the bridge and restrained him on the ground. For a long time he did not communicate, not a word. He just [sat there and] nervously bit his lips, which began to bleed.
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