Ponte Luís I
17 -year -old disappeared early in the afternoon on the side of Porto after jumping the change of money offered by tourists to see him jump as usual. Divers are looking for you.
A young man disappeared this Friday on the Douro River, early afternoon, after jumped from the lower board of the Luís I bridge in Porto.
The young man, 17 yearsit will be one of those who usually jump to Rio to exchange money by tourists who want to watch and record jumps, a recurring practice on the unbeaten bridge.
It disappeared at 13:15, says source of the subregional command of the metropolitan area of Porto to Lusa. The minor disappeared on the side of the port, the source needed.
In search of the young man’s body are elements of the Sapadors Firefighters of Porto and the Maritime Police, he added, as well as divers. At 3:35 pm, 13 operating operations were on site, remedied by five vehicles, read that of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority.
The practice of jumping from the lower board is daily, especially among the natural children and young people of Ribeira do Porto, next to the bridge.
“Our parents when they were little were already jumped too, this goes from generation to generation,” said one of the brave kids to last year. And there is no room for regrets: after climbing the infrastructure, no one knows how to go back. And because it is recurring practice, the accidents are also.
Last year, in June, a 25 -year -old died In practicing the same leap, which was filmed by several tourists, who “clap, whistle and give money” told the young man to Porto television. “There are people who leave here with 200 euros one afternoon.”
