British free-climber ‘fell to death from 630ft bridge filming social media video’ | UK News

A British influencer who plunged from a 630ft-tall bridge close to Madrid died from head injuries, an inquest has revealed.

Lewis Stevenson is believed to have been creating content for social media while attempting to scale Castilla-La Mancha – the tallest bridge in Spain.

The 26-year-old had embarked on the 90-minute journey, southwest of the Spanish capital, to get up the constructionabove the Tagus River.

He was famous online for documenting his adventures, during which he climbed structures without safety equipment.

Assistant coroner Sabyta Kaushal today opened the inquest into his death at Derby Coroner’s Court and adjourned the hearing for further inquiries.

Kaushal told his mother, Keilia, who attended the hearing that the cause of her son’s death has been recorded as ‘blunt force head injuries’ after an ‘uncontrolled descent from height’.

She had said: ‘I am opening the inquest into the death of Lewis Stevenson. He died on October 13 at the Castilla-La Mancha bridge in Spain.

‘The inquest …