Content Creator Dead at 26 After Falling Off Bridge While Filming

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One contented creator’s attempt astatine a large stunt ended successful tragedy.

An unnamed 26-year-old from England was attempting to ascent the Castilla-La Mancha bridge—one of Spain’s highest bridges successful the metropolis of Talavera de la Reina—while filming lone to autumn to his death.

Councilor for Citizen Security Macarena Muñoz confirmed the man’s decease successful an Oct. 13 connection issued by the Mayor’s Office, stressing that climbing the 630-foot span is “totally prohibited.”

She continued, “We person reiterated connected galore occasions that it cannot beryllium done nether immoderate circumstances."

The contented creator was joined by different 24-year-old English antheral astatine the clip of his death.

“We person been capable to larn they had travel to Talavera to spell up to the span and make contented for societal networks,” Muñoz said, “which has resulted successful this disastrous and bittersweet outcome.”

The mayor’s bureau shared that the man’s assemblage has been transferred to a ceremonial location successful the aftermath of his death.

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the National Police successful Toledo further shared details astir the incidental successful question, telling Metro.co.uk, "He was astir 40 to 50 meters [130 to 165 feet] up, astir a 4th of the full tallness of the bridge, erstwhile helium fell."

Police added, "The crushed helium fell is not wide and volition beryllium investigated by a section court.”

The Castilla-La Mancha Bridge opened successful 2011 and is simply a cable-stay span that has agelong drawn climbers and contented creators contempt the prohibition connected scaling the structure.

E! News has reached retired to the Talavera de la Reina constabulary for remark and has not heard back.