Why is jumping from a bridge lethal?

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Obviously I know hitting the surface of water flatly would be lethal but you should be able to stay relatively unharmed if you jump like divers do.

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There are a lot of bridges people jump from for sport regularly, and they come out perfectly healthy. If you’re thinking “suicide bridges” like the golden gate bridge, it’s a combination of extreme height (20-30 meter drive is ok, 70+ meters isn’t), cold water, far distance to the next land, and strong currents that is deadly. One might be killed by the impact alone at that height, and it that’s not the case, it’s drowning with extra steps.

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