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Influencer dies after falling from 630 foot bridge while attempting to film social media content

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Published 13:56 15 Oct 2024 GMT+1

Influencer dies after falling from 630 foot bridge while attempting to film social media content

An unidentified influencer has died after falling from a 630 foot bridge

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

A social media influencer had died after falling from a 630ft bridge while attempting to film content for his social channels.

As satisfying as it might be trying getting that perfect shot on holiday for the gram, some people go to extraordinary lengths to try and achieve them and it can end in disaster.

A 23-year-old social media influencer from died earlier this year after falling into a ravine while filming in an abandoned village.

Now, a British daredevil has tragically died while attempting to scale one of Spain’s highest bridges.

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The unidentified 26-year-old Englishman fell from the Castilla-La Mancha Bridge on Sunday (13 October) morning.

The Castilla-La Mancha bridge in Spain (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
The Castilla-La Mancha bridge in Spain (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

A local councillor has confirmed the man was with a 24-year-old male when the accident happened over the Tagus River on the weekend.

Macarena Muñoz stated the two males had 'come to Talavera to climb the bridge and create content for social networks, which has resulted in this unfortunate and sad outcome.'

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The councillor went on to state that climbing the bridge near Talavera de la Reina was 'totally prohibited'.

Muñoz added that local authorities 'have reiterated on many occasions [climbing the bridge] cannot be done under any circumstances.'

Talavera de la Reina Town Council said in a statement: "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.

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"According to what we have been able to establish they had come to Talavera to climb the bridge and create content for social media, which has resulted in this unfortunate and sad outcome."

The influencer fell off the bridge (Charly Lopez/Europa Press via Getty Images)
The influencer fell off the bridge (Charly Lopez/Europa Press via Getty Images)

The press release confirmed the body was removed from the scene and taken to a funeral home by a coroner.

Meanwhile, Spanish outlet La Razon state police and firefighters arrived at the scene shortly following the incident at 7:15am local time.

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A spokesman for the government-run local emergency services said: "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."

A post-mortem is yet to take place.

Featured Image Credit: Charly Lopez/Europa Press via Getty Images / Getty Stock Images

Topics: Social Media, Spain, Travel, World News, UK News

Callum Jones
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