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Pictured:
A man threatens to commit suicide by jumping from the YMCA building. Despite efforts to stop him, the man jumped, but fell into a safety net and survived. Capetown, South Africa, 1977.
**1977, Juhan Kuus, 3rd prize, News Picture stories**
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Juhan Kuus – Suicide Attempt, Long Street, Cape Town, 1977
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