Key takeaways:
- A 17-year-old boy tragically fell to his death while attempting to climb the 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles.
- The incident has prompted city officials to look for longterm solutions to the problems plaguing the bridge.
- The death of the 17-year-old boy is a tragic reminder of the dangers of attempting social media stunts.
Early Saturday morning, a 17-year-old boy tragically fell to his death while attempting to climb the 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles. According to Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore, the boy was attempting to post a social media broadcast from one of the arches of the bridge.
The 6th Street Viaduct is a $588-million span that replaced an 84-year-old Art Deco span and runs 3,500 feet over the concrete-lined Los Angeles River. The bridge opened last July.
Police were sent to the 6th Street Viaduct around 2 a.m. Saturday and found the boy, who was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The incident has prompted city officials to look for longterm solutions to the problems plaguing the bridge. It is unclear what these solutions may be, but the city is committed to finding a way to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future.
The death of the 17-year-old boy is a tragic reminder of the dangers of attempting social media stunts. The city of Los Angeles is working to ensure that similar tragedies do not occur in the future.
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