The teen fell 'when climbing upon one of the arches, in order to post, apparently, a social media broadcast,' Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said.
The teen fell "when climbing upon one of the arches, in order to post, apparently, a social media broadcast,"Chief Michel Moore said at a Tuesday's meeting of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners. "He slipped and fell to his death.
His name has not been released by police and police did not share what social media platform he was using prior to his fatal fall. The bridge first opened in July 2022. The $588-million span, which replaced an 84-year-old Art Deco span, runs 3,500 feet over the concrete-lined Los Angeles River and connects downtown to the historic Eastside.The bridge, referred to as the "Ribbon of Light," due to it undulating arches that will be lit with LED lights at night features sidewalks on each side of the viaduct, varying from 8 feet to 14 feet in width and 10-foot wide Class IV protected bike lanes on each side.
Social media stunts abounded as well — in one case, a man sat in a barber’s chair for a haircut in the middle of the lanes.
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