美麗的大峽谷的懸崖邊上驚心動魄的十分鐘！一個救死扶傷的醫生生命最後的十分鐘！

In ten minutes I could have safe a doctors life at Grand Canyon National Park!

On May 21, 2010 an American Tourist was at Grand Canyon Arizona. He was there because he want to suicide by jumping off a cliff.  According to the police in Grand Canyon this suicidal attempts happen at least  ten times a year.  It was five in the morning and there was about twenty and more tourists around, when I saw the guy I had a chance of talking to him hoping he would change his mind, but after ten minutes of the conversation sadly I failed.  Grand Canyon, Arizona is the most famous for the scenic spot. 

That day it was a Friday, I went around noon time and I saw a lot of tourist from all over the world. I also saw student tourists from American School Organizations. When I saw the kids innocent adorable smile I thought about maybe telling them about my experience and my real feeling.

On May 20, I embarked from  Los Angeles, California. That night I stopped in a small town call Ashfork, Arizona its about eighty miles away from Grand Canyon, the Motel only cost thirty one dollar plus tax per night, but in the city Williams which is about 52 miles from Grand canyon the cheapest motel cost sixty-five dollars compare to the hotel in grand canyon in cost around one hundred and sixty-five dollars. I woke up around two thirty in the morning and started out my trip to Grand Canyon at 3 in  the morning. By the time I arrived at Grand Canyon National Park it was already four thirty. Grand Canyon National Park is very big just driving around the whole park takes at least more then ten hour. I did not brought my GPS, also I did not take any map from the visitor center, I really want to do is just simply take a look at the scenery and took some pictures.

The first thing happended before I arriving at the Gate of the National Park,  my car hit a large Elk( Huge Deer),  I have been living at US since Jan 8, 1988 and I got my driver license at about March 1988 and I did not hit any deer until that special morning!   Actually  I drove very slow about 30 mile per hour and I was almost arriving at the border of a small town before

the National Park Gate, the Elk was standing by the road?  The huge deer suddenly jumped in front of my car and I stepped my brake and my car still hit his back and because of the narrow shoulder  of the road, it was too dangerous to stop my car and I stopped at the Gas station and it was too earlier to find anyone there,  I managed to drive my car with a broke

window and even no officer at the National Park gate and I saw the pass is $25 dollar and the Green light was on and Said: Pass free and enjoy your visit and I passed free at that  time and I gussed no free lunch and the Elk already taught me a lesson.

 It was past four in the morning most majority of tourists was still sleeping, but I blindly drove around to park at parking lot 2 and  I reported my accident with the Elk to a Park staff

and he called the Park ranger and the polie could not find the injured Elk, the poor deer ran away and I hope the  Elk is still alive as my car is still alive.

When I arrive at this parking lot there was some vehicles already arriving before me because everyone wanted to catch the sunset after five' clock. I walked to the rim and looked my cell phone find out it was about 5 am and  I went back to my car to adjust my camera and eat some breakfast. Right when I look at my cell phone the time is already five twenty-one. I quickly walked toward the cliff nearby, but then I saw a sixty year old caucasian  getting out off  his vehicle. I was not sure why by he picked me and called me and asked me if I was from China.  I told him I am from China but I lived in America for a really long time I should be consider as American. I also told him this was my first time here so I wanted to safe time and quickly went look at the scenery. He told me 「 I know the best place to take photos, follow me please.」 I noticed he was holding a white envelope by now I was half aware something bad was going to happen, because I got a Master Degree in Social Work from Washington University in St.Louis, MO,  I was looking for clues when a person wanted to suicide because the rim is very dangerous. One clue that I noticed that he was not holding a camera or VideoCamera like other tourists,he was holding a white envelope, but he was willing  to talk with me friendly and his words put my alert down.

When they want to commit suicide they will mostly do it a lone and not drag anyone into it. I told him I drove from Los Angeles to OH, he said  he was also from Los Angeles but he lived in Long beach. He was a very talkative person, then one moment he said: " Lets go  back, we passed the point !' and we went to the other side near the cliff and as I followed him to the edge when he stuffed the envelope in my hand. One can clearly saw the envelope have the word 「Suicide」 on it.   I

stuffed the envelop in my pocket and right when I sticked out my hand to stop him it was already to late. He was at the edge of the cliff,  I quickly called his name 「Come Back, Please!」 but its to late and I can still clearly hear him said calmly to me 「Bye bye, David」 He vanish right before my eyes, there were two tourists saw him falling and  still could not believe what they had seen.  I quickly called  911 and the cops came around 5:40 Am.

 He jump off the cliff around 5:34 Am, I called the police around 5:35 Am, the police told me:" This cliff is the deepest part of the Canyon about 1.6 km, and once you jump down there is no second chance at life. "

Afterward I discovered that in the envelope was his vehicle key. I had given the envelope to a female police. The police discovered his vehicle and from searching through the vehicle they found cash and his personal file. From the personal file it state that he is a doctor, MD, he can afford the 165 dollars a night stay in Grand Canyon National Park hotel or even something more fancier. He is a very good person, for the last 24 hours of his life he did not spend frivolously. I have passed through his final ten minutes of life, I had an opportunity to rescue him but I did not because of that I felt very ashamed of myself.

At the end I just want to tell everyone 「 Treasure your own precious life. A single slip-up may cause a lasting sorrow.」

The entire population in America is around 300,000,000, in a year around there is at least 32000 committing in suicide, that mean every day there is at least eighty people.  On May 21, 2010 at  5:34Am a life is already loss, the police and rescue team did not find the remain in the valley till one in the afternoon. I was one of the 5,000,000 tourist from around the world at Grand Canyon Arizona each year and

I wish I could save his life!

 I stayed with the Park ranger for about several hours to help for the investigation of the tragedy and I went to back the cliff to record it with my video camera several hours later.

 At the end I realize I could have extend my hand to safe him one second earlier but I didn't. Just that one second it had already make a difference in the world. Right when I call police he had not hit the bottom of the valley yet, his life did not have to stop. It was like the sun is  coming out and it shines on him and he can still hear me calling his name right ....

I graduated with a Master Degree of Social Work from GWB School of Social Work in 1991 and I failed to live up to my expectations of my professors and their teachings and trainings and but I never regretted my choice, even I was laid off severla time and

I have been driving  a truck to support my my family for the last 5 years and  I am a Social Worker for my whole life and  I am proud of being one of  millions of Social workers around US and world to stand the risk to help others.

My e-mail: savelife1998@gmail.com,   if you feel you need help, please feel free to drop me some lines or call the National hot line to get help!

I respect the Doctor's choice but I still believe there are some other choices in our lives and together we can save more lives in the world.

Some experts estimate there are about 20 million abortion happened in mainland China "  and together we can do things to stop or reduce  these tragedy.