Girl Falls From Golden Gate Bridge
A 2-year-old girl, sightseeing on the Golden Gate Bridge with her family, slipped through a gap between the railing and sidewalk and plunged 180 feet to her death Sunday.
The accident occurred about 3 p.m. as the girl, her 4-year-old brother and parents walked along the east span on the Marin County side of the bridge.
The youngster reportedly was walking when she fell through a 9 1/2-inch gap--just wide enough for a child to slip through.
When paramedics arrived, the girl was not breathing but had a pulse as she lay on a dirt construction site. She was airlifted to Children’s Hospital in Oakland and was pronounced dead at 4:11 p.m.
The parents requested that the identity of the girl and the family’s hometown not be released.
The California Highway Patrol said the parents were videotaping the sights at the time and may have recorded the accident.
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