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23-YEAR-OLD
British Woman Dies in
Bungee Jump in Spain
A 23-YEAR-OLD tourist suffered fatal injuries
while bungee jumping from a bridge in southern
Spain, local police have confirmed on Wednesday.
The British woman’s aunt was watching as the
victim struck an older, stone bridge below,
officials said. Salvador Sifuentes, spokesman
for the local police in Granada, said officials
were investigating whether there was an error in
calculating the length of the bungee rope.
“The girl’s body was left hanging … she did not
hit the ground,” he added. The incident occurred
near the town of Lanjaron, 20 miles south of
Granada. The victim was a London resident who
had been in Spain visiting her aunt, according to
Sifuentes. She died at around 3 p.m. Tuesday (9
a.m. ET) after jumping from the Tablate Bridge,
a popular bungee site that has a drop of 250 feet,
according to local tour operators. Two other
bridges cross the ravine there, according to local
officials. The U.K. Foreign Ministry confirmed a
British national had died in Spain. “We are liaising
with the Spanish authorities and have contacted
the family to offer support at this difficult time,”
a spokesman said.
Swiss Army AIRLIFTS
WATER to Cows Facing
Drought
ARMY helicopters have airlifted nearly 24,000 tanks in the mountainous region before flying
gallons of water to thirsty cows amid scorching the water in using Super Puma transport
temperatures in southern Switzerland. helicopters.
The canton of Vaud has nearly 20,000 cows, The water was taken from nearby Lake
each of which need between 22 and 33 gallons Neuchâtel and the Lac de Joux and will be
a day, according to the local officials. Many are stored in the containers, two of which can be
grazing on meadows as high as 4,000 feet above refilled from pipes using a pump system.
sea level. The mission was funded by the Swiss
“Due to the small amounts of rain over the government. “This was categorized as
course of four to five weeks, the water levels in emergency aid, so that to local authorities not
our rivers and our groundwater have decreased be charged for the operation,” Mueller said.
significantly,” army spokesman Urs Mueller The unusual military operation was the second
told NBC News on Wednesday. of its kind. In 2003, water and feed had to be
In order to quench the bovine thirst, the Swiss flown to local farmers after an exceptionally dry
army deployed 60 soldiers to install six water summer.
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