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British bungee-jumper dies after leaping from bridge in Spain | British bungee-jumper dies after leaping from bridge in Spain |
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A British woman has died after bungee-jumping from a bridge in Spain. | A British woman has died after bungee-jumping from a bridge in Spain. |
The woman's aunt, with whom she had been staying, witnessed the event, according to an official. | The woman's aunt, with whom she had been staying, witnessed the event, according to an official. |
The woman, who is reported to have been 23 years old and from London, died at about 3pm on Tuesday in Lanjaron, Granada after jumping from the Tablate Bridge, known as the Puente Tablate in Spanish. | |
The Foreign Office is investigating the incident. | The Foreign Office is investigating the incident. |
The Mail Online reported a spokesman from the Guardia Civil in Granada as saying that the woman's death was under investigation. | |
"The matter is still under investigation and it is too early to draw any conclusions at this stage," the officer was quoted as saying. | "The matter is still under investigation and it is too early to draw any conclusions at this stage," the officer was quoted as saying. |
The Mail Online also quoted a source as saying there appeared to have been "a miscalculation involving the rope or that something's happened to the rope as she jumped". | The Mail Online also quoted a source as saying there appeared to have been "a miscalculation involving the rope or that something's happened to the rope as she jumped". |
The report said that the woman died when she hit one the bridge's support columns. | The report said that the woman died when she hit one the bridge's support columns. |