Year: 1998 Source: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v.28, no.2, (Summer 1998), p.226-233 SIEC No: 19980841

Jumping accounts for 5% or less of suicides in Great Britain & the USA, & thus is comparatively unusual. This article presents the case of Robert Salter, a 22-year-old, first-year law student who attempted suicide by jumping off a high bridge. (23 refs.)