A British influencer known for his daring stunts tragically died after falling from Spain's highest bridge while attempting a social media stunt.The 26-year-old digital creator is reported to have fallen from the towering 630ft (192 metre) Castilla-La Mancha bridge, which overlooks the Tagus River and is located 90 minutes southwest of Madrid, in Talavera de la Reina early this morning.
He was reportedly climbing the bridge to film a social media stunt around 7.15am when the tragic incident occurred.The unnamed Brit was said to be accompanied by a 24 year old friend when he met his untimely death.
National Police, local firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene but were unable to save him. Talavera de la Reina Town Council confirmed the death in a statement, emphasising that climbing the bridge is "totally banned" and "cannot be done under any circumstances".The statement read: "The Councillor for Citizen Security, Macarena Munoz, has confirmed the death of a young man after he fell from the Castilla-La Mancha bridge.
He was a 26-year-old Englishman who fell while climbing the aforementioned bridge, something which the councillor has made clear is totally prohibited and that we have reiterated on numerous occasions cannot be done under any circumstances." A spokesperson for a regional government-run emergency coordination centre confirmed: "We received the first call at 7.14am today, saying a young man had fallen while he was climbing the Castilla-La Mancha Bridge.The victim, who was aged 26, was pronounced dead at the scene.", reports the Mirror.
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