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Irish tourist dies after jumping off bridge in Sevilla
A second Spanish holidaymaker died by suicide in the Andalucia city on the very same night
It was a tragic weekend in the picturesque city of Sevilla, where the emergency services pulled the bodies of two tourists from the water beneath the Triana bridge within hours of each other. Officials don’t believe there is any connection between the two victims but suicide has been ruled as the cause of death in both cases.
The first body was dragged from the river shortly after midnight on Sunday November 26. The victim, a 58-year-old holidaymaker from Ireland, jumped from the bridge at a spot close to the Altonzano chapel.
Several witnesses saw him plunge to his death and within minutes, experienced teams from the National and Local Police, Guardia Civil, Firefighters and emergency services were on the scene.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate the Irishman for 30 minutes but he was eventually pronounced dead.
Just a couple of hours later, at around 2am, another man in his 50s leapt into the water. He was later identified as a tourist from Alicante who was visiting Sevilla with a group of friends. He plunged into the water from the top of the tunnel which leads to the Marques de Contadero and died instantly when he hit the out-jutting pontoon.
Sadly, these incidents are far from isolated. Last Wednesday, another man died by suicide when he jumped from the Triana bridge into the river close to the Muelle de la Sal.
Image: Guillegarciez via Wikimedia Commons
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