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407: The Bridge
Act One

Troubled Bridge Over Water

There is a four mile long bridge in Naan-jing China, famous for how many people jump off to commit suicide. In 2003, a man named Chen Sah began spending all of his weekends on the bridge, trying to single handedly stop the jumpers. Reporter Mike Paterniti tells his story of meeting Mr. Chen. (15 minutes) A story Paterniti wrote about Mr. Chen appears in GQ Magazine.