A 17-year-old boy fell to his dying whereas climbing a Los Angeles bridge for a social media stunt, in keeping with police.
Officers had been known as to the Sixth Street Viaduct at round 2am on Saturday and found {the teenager}, who was later pronounced lifeless in hospital.
Police Chief Michel Moore mentioned {the teenager} slipped and fell “when climbing upon one of the arches, in order to post, apparently, a social media broadcast”.
The $588m (£476.25m) bridge opened final July to exchange an 84-year-old artwork deco one, and runs for 3,500ft (1.1km) over the concrete-lined Los Angeles River and connects town centre to the Eastside.
The construction is essentially the most expansive crossing constructed within the metropolis, designed to turn out to be a metropolis landmark, and options 1000’s of LED lights.
From the bridge, there are spectacular views of LA’s skyline.
Police have closed it a number of occasions, nonetheless, after it shortly turned a hotspot for avenue racing, graffiti and unlawful takeovers that drew tons of of spectators to look at drivers carry out harmful stunts of their autos.
It additionally attracts in content material creators making an attempt to hold out social media stunts.
In one case, a person sat in a barber’s chair for a haircut in the course of the lanes.
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A person was additionally shot lifeless on the bridge in January throughout the unauthorised filming of a music video.
“Tragically we see that location, while it has spawned a great deal of pride in Los Angeles, it has also unfortunately served as a backdrop now for tragedies such as this,” Mr Moore mentioned.
“Our added patrols will continue at that location… to counter such reckless actions.”
Source: information.sky.com”