峡谷天使离开人间 一生守护自杀圣地
<p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gazed">gazed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="overlooking">overlooking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>, <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="picturesque">picturesque</span> <span word="views">views</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="panorama">panorama</span>.</p><p>近五十年来，里奇一直从自己悉尼的家眺望着太平洋，从这里可以欣赏到澳大利亚最如诗如画般的景致。然而，他会选择定居在这片梦幻而壮阔的地区，却并不是出于对大海的热爱。</p><p><span word="Don">Don</span> <span word="Ritchie">Ritchie</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="window">window</span>-<span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="l">l</span>964 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 160 <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Ritchie">Ritchie</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 86, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Angel">Angel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gap">Gap</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="persuading">persuading</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notorious">notorious</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>.</p><p>唐·里奇隔窗眺望的不只是美景，而是一个更伟大的目标——生命。自1964年起，他已经拯救了超过160名自杀者——更有人说远远不止这个数字。多年来，他因为劝阻来到澳大利亚这个“自杀圣地”的人们而被亲切地称为“峡谷天使”。然而，人间天使未能永生，本周唐·里奇逝世，享年86岁。</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="Beachy">Beachy</span> <span word="Head">Head</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sussex">Sussex</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="cliffs">cliffs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="harbour">harbour</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnet">magnet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sympathetic">sympathetic</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Ritchie">Ritchie</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span>-<span word="top">top</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="need">need</span>.</p>
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