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| Bungee death in Spain: Dutch teenager in latest tragedy | Bungee death in Spain: Dutch teenager in latest tragedy |
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| A Dutch teenage girl has been killed while bungee jumping from a viaduct near Santander in northern Spain. | A Dutch teenage girl has been killed while bungee jumping from a viaduct near Santander in northern Spain. |
| The 17-year-old fell some 40m (130ft) into a dry riverbed below. The teenager had been in a group from the Netherlands and Belgium staying at a nearby surf camp. | The 17-year-old fell some 40m (130ft) into a dry riverbed below. The teenager had been in a group from the Netherlands and Belgium staying at a nearby surf camp. |
| Last month, British tourist Kleyo De Abreu died in a bungee jump off a bridge near Granada, southern Spain. | Last month, British tourist Kleyo De Abreu died in a bungee jump off a bridge near Granada, southern Spain. |
| She suffered fatal injuries when she hit the wall of the bridge below her. | She suffered fatal injuries when she hit the wall of the bridge below her. |
| A police spokesman told Dutch media that the latest "ghastly accident" may have been caused by carelessness, although it was unclear what had gone wrong. | A police spokesman told Dutch media that the latest "ghastly accident" may have been caused by carelessness, although it was unclear what had gone wrong. |
| The teenager had been taking part in a type of bungee jump known as "puenting", which involves diving with two cords attached, and then swinging beneath the bridge or viaduct. | The teenager had been taking part in a type of bungee jump known as "puenting", which involves diving with two cords attached, and then swinging beneath the bridge or viaduct. |
| Spain's bungee jumping record - by Guy Hedgecoe, BBC News, Madrid | |
| Bungee jumping has become extremely popular in Spain in recent years, both among locals and foreign tourists. | |
| Spectacular settings in rural areas of Andalusia in the south, or Cantabria and the Pyrenees in the north are common destinations both for bungee aficionados and first-timers. | |
| Companies offer both bungee jumping and its bridge-swinging variant, "puenting". | |
| There have been around 10 deaths linked to bungee jumping since it took off in the 1980s. Prior to the two fatalities this summer, the most recent was that of a 48-year-old man at Robledo de Chavela, near Madrid, in 2013. | |
| How to check your jump is safe | |
| Local police chief Joaquin Gonzalez said he had not known that puenting took place on the bridge, adding that it was "extremely risky". | |
| The jump took place from the top of a bridge over the A8 road at Cabezon de la Sal in Cantabria. | The jump took place from the top of a bridge over the A8 road at Cabezon de la Sal in Cantabria. |
| Mayor Isabel Fernandez told Dutch TV that it was an enormous tragedy. "The girl was so young. We're ready to help her family as much as we can." | Mayor Isabel Fernandez told Dutch TV that it was an enormous tragedy. "The girl was so young. We're ready to help her family as much as we can." |