Schoolgirl, 16, leaps off 220ft Golden Gate Bridge... and SURVIVES - 2nd Teenager to jump and Survive in a month - 18th Apr 2011

A teenage girl has survived a 220ft jump from the Golden Gate Bridge in what is being described as a second miracle at the world's most popular suicide spot in just a month.

The 16-year-old-girl is the second teenager to survive the plunge since March when a 17-year-old boy leapt of the iconic bridge and walked away with nothing more than a few bruises.

Rescuers said the girl was in the icy water for 20 minutes on Sunday before being pulled to safety.

There were concerns that despite surviving the impact, that the girl could drown in the strong currents and freezing temperatures.

Around 1,400 people have leapt from the bridge since it opened in 1937, and 98 per cent of them have died. Only a handful have ever walked again.

The U.S. Coast Guard and San Francisco fire and police departments were called after someone reported that a person had hit the water after falling or jumping from the bridge at 10:55am.

Rescuers said the girl was ‘conscious and responsive when she was pulled from the water.

The Coast Guard said the girl had been kept afloat by a ‘Good Samaritan’ who was already in the water.

The young woman was taken to Marin General Hospital but condition is not known.

It has not been confirmed if the girl jumped or fell.

In March, a 17-year-old boy survived after leaping from the bridge. Read More