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Angel of the Gap May 18, 2012 19:32:06 GMT

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Post by housesparrow on May 18, 2012 19:32:06 GMT

I'm rather sad that I learnt about this man only after he died.

Don Ritchie lived in Sydney overlooking a notorious suicide spot, and he is estimated to have saved at least 160 lives by talking to potential suicides on the cliff edge, then inviting them home for tea and a chat.

www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/australia-mourns-angel-of-the-gap-don-ritchie-the-man-who-talked-160-out-of-suicide-7754339.html

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