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A brave British influencer died after falling on the Spanish highest bridge.
The 26-year-old digital content creator is said to have fallen this morning over the Tagus River from the 200-meter Castilla-La Mancha Bridge in Talavera de la Reina, a 90-minute drive southwest of Madrid, while climbing it to film social media . stunt.
Local councilor Macarena Munoz confirmed today's tragedy, stating that access to the bridge is “totally prohibited.”
She added: “We have made it clear several times that this cannot be done under any circumstances.”
The unnamed Briton is said to have been with his 24-year-old compatriot when he faced death.
A British influencer fell and died from one of the highest bridges in Spain
Police at the scene of the Castilla-La Mancha Bridge in Talavera de la Reina
The footage from the scene of the tragedy shows how the police cordoned off the area near the site of the fall.
Talavera de la Reina City Council confirmed in a statement: “Civic Security Councilor Macarena Munoz 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 bridge in question, which, as the councilor has made clear, is completely prohibited and which, as we have repeatedly said, is not possible under any circumstances.”
“The young man was accompanied by another 24-year-old Englishman.
“From what we have gathered, they came to Talavera to climb the bridge and create content for social media, which led to this unfortunate and sad outcome.”
“The judge and the medical examiner have already given consent to remove the body, which was transported to the funeral home.”
An autopsy has not yet been performed.
Today's tragedy happened around 7.15.
The national police and firefighters employed at the city hall arrived at the scene along with paramedics, but the Briton was unable to save anything.
The bridge where the incident occurred is the second highest in Europe and the highest in Spain.
A spokesman for the regional government's emergency coordination center confirmed: “We received the first call at 7:14 a.m. today reporting that a young man had fallen while climbing the Castilla-La Mancha Bridge.
“The 26-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene.”
The national police, local police, firefighters from Talavera de la Reina and an ambulance were dispatched to the scene, but none of the rescuers could do anything to save him.
Officers cordoned off the area where the social media influencer collapsed
The 200-meter-long bridge crosses the Tagus River and was built for 74 million euros in October 2011
The bridge is a cable-stayed bridge with 152 steel cables that opened on October 17, 2011 and cost almost 74 million euros to build.
When it was built, it was widely considered a waste of money by local and national media, and because it carried little traffic, it was often called the “bridge to nowhere”.
A year ago, local police reported that two young bloggers had climbed to the peak without any protection and then posted the videos on their social media.
In 2016, two youths were reported to have performed the same stunt. It is not known how high up the structure the Briton was when he fell.
