Cause of death confirmed for free climber who fell from Spain's tallest bridge

"The cause of death has been revealed for a 26-year-old English free climber and content creator who died last year while scaling Spain's tallest bridge, Castilla La Mancha. Photographer Lewis Stevenson's death in the early morning hours of Oct. 13, 2024 occurred due to blunt force head injuries and uncontrolled descent from height, according to coroner documents from Monday's written inquest, as obtained by BBC News and People."

"The bridge, located about 75 miles southwest of Madrid in Talavera de la Reina, opened in 2011. Though climbing it is prohibited, it has been scaled more than once for social media posterity. Stevenson had hoped to climb the 630-foot-tall cable-stayed structure with his 24-year-old friend, a fellow Brit, to create content for social networks, Councilor for Citizen Security, Macarena Munoz, said at the time."

"Stevenson's mother, Keilia, previously told BBC that her son was a thrill-seeker as well as a keen photographer and did this all for passion, not as an influencer. We as a whole family supported his adventures around the world, which included amazing places he got to visit like Easter Island and Machu Picchu, but unfortunately those adventures also included climbing great heights which we didn't particularly agree with but understood this was what he loved to do, said Keilia."

Lewis Stevenson, a 26-year-old free climber and photographer from Derby, England, died in the early morning of Oct. 13, 2024 after falling from Spain's Castilla La Mancha bridge in Talavera de la Reina. Coroner documents recorded blunt force head injuries and uncontrolled descent from height and ruled the death accidental. The 630-foot cable-stayed bridge opened in 2011 and is about 75 miles southwest of Madrid; climbing is prohibited but has been attempted for social media. Stevenson and a 24-year-old British friend climbed without safety equipment; Stevenson felt ill, asked the friend to lead, vomited, became limp, and fell. His mother described him as a thrill-seeker and passionate photographer whose family supported his travels despite worries about dangerous climbs.

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