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SAN FRANCISCO | Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:38pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A 16-year-old girl survived a fall or jump from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, authorities said on Monday.

The teen was found "conscious and responsive" beneath the suspension bridge at about 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, said U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Levi Read.

She was pulled out of the water into a Coast Guard boat and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The extent of her injuries was unclear.

"Normally when we're talking about a jumper from the Golden Gate Bridge, the numbers show it's not a high probability that they're going to survive," Read said.

The bridge's roadway surface at mid-span is about 270 feet above the water.

It was not immediately clear if the girl, who was not identified, jumped or fell from the bridge, or which part of the bridge she dropped from.

(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb and Alex Dobuzinskis)
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Christian67 wrote:
How you could you fall from the bridge unless you intend to jump?

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