Madrid – A 26-year-old British man died after falling from Spain’s highest bridge while climbing it to create content for social media, authorities said Monday. The unidentified man was with another British man, aged 24, when he plunged to his death on Sunday morning from the Talavera de la Reina cable-stayed bridge, 110 km southwest of Madrid, said the town hall.
“From what we could tell, they came to Talavera to climb the bridge and create content for social media, which led to this disastrous and sad result,” said Macarena Muñoz, Talavera city councilor. for public safety.
Spanish media said it had rained heavily in Talavera before the accident, which may have made the bridge slippery.
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With its 152 metal cables and stunning views of the surrounding countryside, the bridge has long attracted daredevils and social media creators, who climb it despite the act being banned.
“We have repeatedly reiterated that this cannot be done, regardless of the circumstances,” Munoz said.
Measuring almost 630 feet, the Castilla-La Mancha Bridge is the tallest in Spain and one of the tallest in Europe.
Online content creators and social media influencers routinely take risks to their personal safety and break laws to obtain photos and videos that they believe will attract new followers.
In July, the Indians content creator and travel vlogger Aanvi Kamdar passes away when she slipped and fell into a 300-foot gorge in a beautiful location south of Mumbai while shooting Instagram videos.
In May 2023, California police said a 17-year-old boy fell to his death from a bridge in Los Angeles that it was part of an apparent social media stunt.
