Kevin Briggs

This article is about the police officer. For the record producer, see Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs. For the New Zealand cricketer, see Kevin Briggs (cricketer).

Sergeant Kevin Briggs (also known as the Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge[1][2]) is a California Highway Patrol officer noted for his work in suicide intervention, having dissuaded more than two hundred people from jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay.[3] In 2013, Briggs retired from the California Highway Patrol to focus his efforts on suicide prevention.

  1. ^ "Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge". Yahoo.com. 2013. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  2. ^ Adams, Sam (October 4, 2013). "Cop hailed as "Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge" after stopping more than 200 people jumping". Daily Mirror. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "He has talked more than 200 people off the ledge of the Golden Gate Bridge". CBC. February 16, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2023.