A daredevil British influencer has died after falling from Spain’s highest bridge.
The 26-year digital creator is said to have plunged from the 630ft Castilla-La Mancha bridge in Talavera de la Reina a 90-minute drive south-west of Madrid early this morning over the Tagus River as he climbed it to film a social media stunt.
Local councillor Macarena Munoz confirmed the tragedy today as she said accessing the bridge was ‘totally banned’.
She added: ‘We have made it clear on several occasions that it’s not something that can be done in any circumstances.’
The unnamed British man is said to have been with a compatriot aged 24 when he plunged to his death.
National Police as well as local town-hall employed firefighters rushed to the scene with paramedics but there was nothing they could to save the Brit. Footage from the scene of the tragedy showed police cordoning off the area near to where he fell. Talavera de la Reina Town Council confirmed the death in a statement, saying local officials have long made clear that climbing the bridge is “totally banned” and “cannot be done under any circumstances”.
A DAREDEVIL Brit influencer has died after plunging 160ft from a bridge in a social media stunt.
The 26-year-old is said to have tried to climb the bridge Puente de Castilla-La Mancha in Spain – one of the country’s tallest.
A spokesman for National Police said the Brit was climbing up the bridge near Talavera de la Reina, when the social media stunt went awry.
They said: “He was about 40 to 50 metres up, around a quarter of the total height of the bridge, when he fell.
“The reason he fell is not clear and will be investigated by a local court.”
A source close to the investigation said: “Both the dead man and the companion that survived were climbing without any harnesses or other protection.
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-daredevil-brit-influencer-dies-33882674
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/31040433/brit-daredevil-influencer-falls-death/
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He was an influencer. I wonder if his death will now influence his followers not to participate in stupid and dangerous stunts like this.
Who?
So now people may know of him through his death
most views he will ever have got:-)
Wow that’s crazy I only just watched his stuff other week
Sorry but, hahahahahahahaha
Another Darwin Award ~
Where can I watch the video?
His death created content for others telling about his demise. Mission failed successfully?
My condolences to his family. Now I believe a question goes to content creators.
Is fame always worth every inch of your life?