so sad,Hope she is just wondering around and when her parents find her she gets the help she need.

This is sooooooooooooooo SAD!!!!! I hope for her well-being and that she is found! Bullying or not, something serious could have happened here!! I have a daughter almost the same age, and I pray for her recovery safe and sound!

aww>> i wish all the best and that is she found..

We need to start teaching our kids about life's disappointments instead of sheltering them so much. Now we have sports teams for kids that don't keep score - no one wins or loses - so that it doesn't hurt someone's feelings to lose. We have schools that don't give exams because we don't want to upset someone that might have failed. In this society, how is someone supposed to learn to deal with hurtful comments or rejection? If this tragic event is a result of bullying, that's really a shame. Bullying has been around since kids were invented. If every kid that was bullied committed suicide, there certainly wouldn't be so many adults in this world.

Our Prayers go out to Alliy's family and friends, We in Indiana are prayering for her safe return. God Bles the people, that are out there searching for her. from a concerned parent in Kokomo Indiana

Why is it that she is labeled "suicidal"? If this is true, then why weren't steps taken to keep her safe from herself? She should have been in therapy or committed to a hospital. Is someone asleep at the wheel here??

This is a very sad situation and I hope that she had second thoughs and is just huddled somewhere safe thinking through things. On a side note, the story indicates that it will cost $40 million to put up a net. Really $40 MILL for a net. Come on Unions, this is why people's views of unions is changing, why governements are trying to reduce their power and why government projects can't be done.

The girl knows exactly what she is doing.

She left early enough in the morning (8am or so)
She rode her bike for 9 miles - did not take public transportation - she wanted to "blend in"
She parked her bike - did not throw it on the side of the road

My belief is that she went away to hopefully start a new life at the age of 16.
My other issue is...WHY did it take her father until quater to five in the morning to find her bike? A purple bike sticks out like a sore thumb. Something is not right with this picture.

PEOPLE, look at her family history. You will most likely find the answer there. Was she feeling alone and lonely amongst the family's wealth? Was she abused?

I hope she did not take her own life, but I also know there is a reason she is missing....and it lies in the family history.

I am a mother of two teenagers. I wonder, was this girl being bullied by her classmates??? In high school I was bullied and told by boys and girls, "You should just kill yourself...nobody will miss you." Instead, I chose to drop out of high school rather than being physically and verbally abused while educators watched. I urge kids that have this happen to them who have lethargic parents/teachers to call the police or take the GED and get out of what I call a "concentration camp mentality" of never knowing when the ax will fall.

God bless this girl , I feel for her. I pray and hope for her safe return , what a beautiful girl. I hope and pray that she is safe, and finds happiness in life.

If her parents knew she was suicidal they should have seeked help for her before this happened. Also there is a high rate of suicidal teens in this area. Teens in this area seem to be more depressed than other areas of the east bay. I am referring to San Ramon, Danville, Lafeyette, Orinda, and Miramonte. I do not get what all of these teens are depressed about, they have a roof over their heads, they go to good schools, they can pay for college, their family has some sort of wealth, and they do not fall into a category of not having medical insurance. I believe that the parents in these areas need to support their children more emotionally and not financially. They need to talk to their children more and not be so high on their horses. Maybe than the suicidal/ depression will go down in these areas.
Good luck with the search for her and I hope she comes home safe.

San Ramon one is of the most high class, wealthy area's in California with the No.1 school system in California.....what do you think went wrong? She, School or Crime.

My daughter and I were at Ft. Point on Monday. I didn't notice her. I did take pictures and looked thru them just in case I could see Alliy. No luck. I feel so sad for Alliy and her family. I can't even imagine what they are going through.

This is very sad..and I hope she is found...sooon. I suspect it has something to do with SRVHS Girls swim team winning NCS this weekend and Alliy feeling excluded from the "in crowd" (a.k.a SRVHS Varsity swimmers on CCSharks). I'm sure Alliy felt she was good enough to be on Varsity this year...which she was and should have been... some of those CCS girls have a reputation of being mean girls....and it's likely Alliy felt excluded from the "fast" "in-group". Sometimes girls can be so mean....and they don't even realize it. This should be a wake-up call.

How was it here dad that found her bike nine miles away?

Eriq S, I concur with your thinking and analysis on this issue; it's practical and logical. I hope the authorities are asking the right questions and getting answers from the girl's family and friends. Most of all, I pray that she is found in good health.

Augustina

This is terrible. I only hope that she is safe somewhere thinking things over and that they will find her soon. God be with her and lead her to the right place, keep her safe.

Did I miss something in the article? I didn't see anything about bullying. Is that just specuation from some of the people posting? People become depressed for many reasons. I hope this young girl is found safe and then gets the treatment she may need.

Where is the information that led to the determination that this girl is a "suicidal teenager"? I read nothing that supports that conclusion - was something left out? Why isn't a possible abduction being considered here? It is obvious that a great deal of information was missing from this story - either that or , well I don't want to consider other possibilities without further information.

God bless the parents of the shelbourne hopefully she is home safe

Too much focus on who or what to blame. The number one priority is finding the girl not speculating what or who might had pushed her to disappear, a lot goes through a teenagers head. All this girl needs is prayers not criticisms or want to be detectives, FOCUS

Authorities announced earlier today that she was seen walking on the Golden Gate Bridge about 10am Monday, but was not seen walking off.

She apparently rode her bicycle to take BART to San Francisco. The nearest station is 7 miles away from her home in Danville. Then rode BART train to SF, got off at first station and rode a few miles to near Golden Gate Bridge, where her father found her bicycle early Tuesday morning.

Also, she apparently posted something on Facebook indicating she was distraught.

i pray that she is found soon... she is in my prayers as in my heart also. May her family and friends stay strong and not give up hope.

It's very sad that someone so young felt there no other options then suicide or to leave home for some other reason, And hopefully she was not abducted or harmed by any other means. Lets all hope she's OK and returns home soon!

As I posted earlier, about noon today (PDT), authorities announced that Allison was seen walking on the Golden Gate Bridge about 10am Monday, but was not seen walking off.

The search has changed to a water recovery operation.

where does it say anything about bullying in the headlines?what are you talking about?another rich kid with mental issues Duh.Teach your kids to work and play sports ,give them responsibilities and jobs so they dont have time to waste with all this other horse s@#t.

Praying for this family.

My Prayers go out for allliy and her parents and I do hope that she is found safe and sound.

I wanted to start off with stating that I hope that everything that I have read in the postings about suicide, bulling or any other problems that could have caused her to disappear, Are all wrong and She shows up soon, Unharmed !

What is going on with all these teen suicides? I don't want to point fingers, and I'm sure her parents are going through hell right now, but are parents not teaching their kids coping skills? I raised two kids and I always tried to teach them to be strong, confident people. I always told them to never to start a fight, and if it can be walked away from do so, but if somebody assaults them physically then they were to defend themselves, and not stop until the assaulter is down. My daughter was in a fight at school, a girl who had been taunting her all year finally got up the nerve to swing on her, my daughter broke her nose, she never bothered her again. My kids are not mean people, but they won't let anybody walk all over them either. I taught my daughter to fight like a boy, no hair pulling or slapping, it's worked out well for her. Parents need to teach their children how to deal with bullying, and peer pressure situations. They also need to be taught how to deal with disappointment. All too often parents give in to their kids badgering for something they want, just to shut them up. My kids always understood, no means no.

Prayers for Allison Bayliss, her family and friends.

Doug, and others....

There has been a update to this story. The CHP announced that Allison was seen walking onto the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday at 10am and was not seen walking off. And it's now a water recovery operation.

When I was in school way back in the 50's and into the early 60's I was bullied like mad in school so this is not New. Back then it was because we did not have money and couldn't wear the right clothes to school. Remember,back then one had to Dress for school. Girls wore dresses/skirts and boys wore decent pants,no JEANS for anyone. Times r the same just the Reasons for bullying r different. It got so bad I dropped out of high school in my Senior year! I did go to college later on in TX where u can go to college w/out a high school diploma if u get nothing but "B"s the entire first year. I never got less than a B ever in college because there is no or little bullying in college. Also in TX they do NOT allow HAZING,ever.

betty i pray for this young lady and i pray that she,s alright and that she makes it home alright i especially pray for these people who said she,s a loser they have some serios issuses. they need more help than she does may god be with you. this is for gideon dingle

Bernadette
you are not very smart i agree with angelz there is a girl mising and your upset that somebody wrpte that. How do you think the family of Allison feels they might not have a daughter anymore. So i would suck it up and worry less about youself.

when i was 15 i ran away, and i walked 18 miles to a bus station, I was not thinking about what could happen to me, i was thinking about getting away! when the police got on the bus and made me get off i was so mad, but now that i am an adult and i think back i am so glad that they found me! if i would have gotten to where i was going, it would not have been good. So i pray that this girl is found, and if she ran away im sure she was not thinking about the long term and what could happen, she was thinking in that moment and now she is probably stuck and needs someone to find her! THANK YOU to everyone in the search! she will thank you all in the end when you find her!

My personal opinion she already took her life away. Most likely she rode the bike into a ravine.

The latest information we have can be found here --> http://patch.com/A-hH6m

I gave my personal opinion already

I don't want updates

My heart goes out to the family and friends of this beautiful child, Alliy. I hope she will be found unharmed and ready to seek the help that she needs. For those who comments were so cold-blooded it made my skin crawl (Cont Roversy in particular), I'll pray for you too because you really do need serious help based on the statements you have made. Mary Highman, bless your heart for sharing your tragic experience with us in a way to help others. Ashley, I hope a lot of people read your comment about how you ran away at 15 years old and your important message on looking back as an adult. Things look so difficult and endless when you are in your teens - we've all gone through it and know how painful those years can be. It gets SO much better as time goes on, as we all know. So many of you have made such touching statements and I know we are all praying that Alliy is found safe and sound. Peace.

To those of you commenting that nobody should stop a person from committing suicide because it is their right.....must have NO moral or religion in their life! There is one being who made the choice to place you on this earth and it is the same being that decides when it is you time to go!!! Would you stand by and watch this girl jump off the bridge and say"it's your right...go ahead I will watch you jump to your death" Are you kidding me??!! People in this society are so screwed up...everyone has a "right" and use it as a convenience and excuse to not follow the laws of the land and the bible that were given to us. Lastly...teens are so impressionable and hormonal and need to be taught that there are other ways to cope with problems coming out of it and making them stronger :) Prayers to this family who is surely worried sick~

God Bless, Allison .....in Jesus name.

to Ashley... It's good that they found you.. life wouldnt be good out there when you're so young.. at one point in time im sure all of us ran away or attempted to at least...

but to this story, maybe she was bullied.. Did she have friends at school? ANY of them know where she might've wanted to go! Did she write in a journal or diary at all? all of these questions should be answered ASAP by anyone! this girl should be found hopefully alive.

I'm 15 i have attempted to run away but never got too far... I realized that i couldnt make it out there alone. especially with no money or any source of getting money... Did she take money with her when she left?! if she did at least we all know she might be spending it on food... or taking care of herself wherever she might be...

If suicide was on her mind don't you think somebody should've talked to her as in maybe a best friend or a sibling maybe even a therapist? it might've helped...

as far as the water search goes.. nobody truly knows what could've happened... they said she was seen walking onto the bridge but not off? well did anyone think that maybe she had a friend or someone that she knew she could trust drive onto the bridge and get her..? or maybe she was abducted... is there an amber alert out for her?

Anyway we cant really be too sure on what happened to her.. but whatever it was i hope someone finds her so the family can have some closure..

What did Alliy post on her Facebook page that led people to believe she's suicidal. My prayers are with her and her family and also the entire Danville family and community. Praise God for you all.

I pray this child is found, but I wonder about all the beautiful black girls, missing, and will NEVER, EVER get the exposure to the public. They are just as precious!

My prayers go out to the family and all who are helping to find her. Good Luck and God Bless you all

Depression is a disease like any other ugly disease..... my heart goes out for the family....

this is in reply to Cont Roversy, you are a complete idiot, a child contemplating suicide does not have the "right" to kill herself leaving behind a world of family friends to mourn her loss, when she is OBVIOUSLY not in the state of mind to make a decision like that. I wonder if that was your child if you would feel the same way?????? DOUBT IT. Stop being such a insensitive moron. you make me sick!

Everyone goes through though times, if every one commited sucide for every little incident that they didn't like there would be no one on earth. It is essential that we all work together as a team and help each other out. Escaping our problems is not the best way. I pray that the holy spirt guides her and protect her where ever she is. Parents need to discuss issues with their kids and teach them about facing their problems and not running away if they encounter difficulties. Please to those who haven't given their life to Christ, Please let the Lord direct you in every step you take. Whenever you find yourself in a situation and you don't know what to do, please don't hesitate to call on the Loard.

I pray it's not too late for this little girl and that God touches her heart and her life. Ally if you ever read this hunny you are very precious to God and he gave his son for you. You need to love yourself as much as your Father God does. I don't know your situation but he does and can change everything for you. You and your family are in my prayers.

justlori

i pray for strength for alley's family and friends, to deal with this sad time. i pray for alley, to be safe and well. heading out to the very site a recent speaker talked about at her school, recounting his failed attempt at suicide, is tragic. certainly not the intention of the speaker. kids are best at keeping their feelings bottled up. her parents may have had no indication that she was in such turmoil. teens face many changes, including an upset in hormonal balance, that can lead to fatal discouragement. no one really knows what she was going thru, but many can imagine. please take time out of your day to offer prayers for this child and her famiy. bless all of those who search for her.

This story is really sad and i hope that she is found! God bless Allison!

Niks

It is so sad thay Ally decided there was no other options than to take her own life but blaming the parents at this point will only compound their pains. Whether one is an efficient parent or not, who would want their child/children dead. I hope against hope that this girl is found dead or alive to help the parents in the area of closure. Bullying or not, this is not what is killing our children, the systemt is. All these freedom and rights are not helping parents to raise or bring up their children in the right way anymore. Our system has turned kids into idols that must be worshiped. Situations where Ally's parents could have been scolded for when they were growing up, are things that children today will regard as abuse and I am not talking of physical. I was watching Dr. Phil the other day about a fourteen year old claiming to being disrespected by her father. Dr. Phil made the father cry and appologize on national tv. He offered he a free vacation and an all expense paid private school. I t is absurd. I never heard of disrespecting a child when you tried to direct them to the right path. Our own law is destroying families. Now come to think of it, ally should have been comitted to be able to get the help she needed but at this point we can only pray. May the Lord take care of her whereever shis is.

I am hopeful that people who are commenting here will stop placing blame. No one posting knows this family; it's entirely possible that neither bullying nor bad parenting are at fault. She may simply have been suffering from a debilitating mental illness. Her parents may have known she was depressed and were doing everything they could to help her. Whatever the case, it's a tragedy all the way around, and my thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends.

I find it weird the bike was chained up. If someone was going to committ suicide, why would they worry about someone stealing their bike?

strange that the bike was locked as if she was going to return soon
was she waiting for some unknown boyfriend she was seeing ??
and i wonder if she decided to take off with the guy and left the
bike to throw off the police as to where she really is.

Something just doesn't seem right about this story. Why did they think she was at risk? Was there video of her riding the BART to San Francisco? How did the dad know where to look for the bike? How did they come to all these conclusions?

Why do I feel much sadness, not only for this young girl, her parents, her siblings, her friends; but also, for a number of commentaries mentioned above. Hopefully, all the people who have given their thoughts here; will re-read their statements, and realize that perhaps they missed the point...............IT'S ABOUT THE CHILD...not the parents..not the unions.......IT'S ABOUT THE YOUNG TROUBLED GIRL !!

Bill

Sad and strange. Lots of holes in this story. Alot does not make sense. Actually, any kid killing themself is odd and strange but come on....last week Kevin Hines spoke at her school about suicide and surviving the jump off the GG? REALLY???....not saying kevin suggested the kids jump but something about his story CLICKED. Something.....does not add up. The laptop with directions helped the dad find the bike and took her to the bridge....i think this was a set up. I think Kevin gave her the idea. She took off with someone. I hope i am right.

I find it odd that she locked up her bike if she had no intention of coming back. Have the police already looked into the possibility that she was meeting someone there, and that person could be behind her disappearance?

I know there is nothing saying bullying was involved in this sad story. However even if it was not all out bullying maybe just a rough few days...I feel the main problem with children who are bullied or have rough days and also what makes things different from years ago is that today almost all children come home to an empty house. When I had a bad day and when I went thru a year of being bullied I came home and my Mom was there to listen and brain storm ways to make the next day better. These children have no one to decompress with. Just empty homes. Its sad. I pray they find this girl regardless so at least her parents will know.

That is very sad, I wish I could have talked to her, I could have helped the poor child, I am good at helping people, I still have hope that they find her. and her poor father I saw him on the news, I have no children of my own, but I could not imangen the pain that the perents must go thru. my pryers go out to the family. and I hope and I will never stop that hopeing that they find there little girl. this storey brakes my heart. she road her bicycle and then took bart and road her bike too the bridge. for now on I am going to be nice to everyone I meet, because maybe someone is crying out for help. so lets quite being selfish and help our fellow person.

49 million $$ for a net bacause of jumpers. Save the money and help the poor in this country.
If the net is install then these head cases will find another way to kill them selves.

You all might be interested in this perspective by teen blogger Justin McClean, who has made a study of bullying -- unfortunately through his own life experience but also in his rise to leadership as part of an excellent organization called Youth to Youth. http://patch.com/B-fDC

Why did no one actually see her jump from the bridge? Are we sure she did jump?

They haven't found her and it doesn't make sense to "lock" your bike if you're going to jump off a bridge. My question is what cars were seen driving in either direction after she was seen walking onto the bridge?

Facebook knows before anyone else does when someone is at risk for hurting themselves or others. Facebook has the ability to profile people in real time. The technology already exists. It is the same technology they use to display a targetted ad. Facebook should be required to inform parents of minors when it detects that they may be a threat to themselves. Similarly, they should be required to report to the authorities when someone is a risk to the public. Now now...before you all yell "Privacy violation!!", would you be ok with it if it saves just one life? What if that life is of someone you care about? Maybe your son, daughter, best friend, ....., PLUS they already collect this information on you. Might as well use it for a good cause.

I am still hopful that she will be found alive. I don't understand how someone on the bridge didn't see her jump. There are ALWAYS people on the bridge and driving across the bridge, how could she have jumped around 10am without being seen? I hope the authorities begin to look elsewhere, in new directions if her body doesn't turn up. I think after she walked onto the bridge, she may have got in a car with someone - perhaps all planned out. I don't know why she would have locked her bike up. If you don't care about yourself, or what suicide does to a family, I don't see how you would care about your bike. I hope, one way or another, she is found. They haven't found a body yet and I would think, by now they would have IF she jumped. I hope where ever she is, she's not hurting. Until her body is found, I'm going to hope for the best - that she's still alive - and made a choice for a different life.

Being a parent is hard. I hope this girl's parents will survive this awful time with a continued will to live and confidence that this is not their "fault." I hope they will know some sort of "modified" peace in the future. I'm sure there is nothing that can make this ok, but perhaps - at least ok, for them to go on, someday.