Teen dies during apparent social media stunt on Los Angeles bridge, police say


Cars move along the 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles. Police say a 17-year-old boy slipped and fell to his death this weekend while climbing a Los Angeles bridge in an apparent social media stunt. — AP

LOS ANGELES: A 17-year-old boy fell to his death this weekend while climbing a Los Angeles bridge in an apparent social media stunt, police said.

Police were sent to the 6th Street Viaduct around 2am Saturday and found the boy, who was pronounced dead at a hospital. His name wasn’t immediately released.

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