Woman falls to death while taking selfies with her son...the tragedy of a birthday present
Sep 02, 2025
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According to Russian state media RIA Novosti, a 45-year-old woman named Elizaveta Gushchina fell from a chimney of a combined heat power plant about 90 meters high in Pavlovsk, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on the 30th (local time).
The day after her birthday, she reportedly tripped while trying to take a commemorative photo with her son after successfully completing bungee jumping.
Bungee jumping is a birthday present prepared by my son for his mother, adding to the sadness.
According to a police investigation, Gushchina climbed back to the top of the chimney without any safety equipment after bungee jumping.
She tied herself to a rope for rope jumping, but did not set a safety length, police suspect, and slipped on a wet wooden board, causing the accident.
Police have also launched an investigation into whether the bungee jumping facility complied with legal safety standards.
The operator said in a statement that "we are all deeply saddened. This is a very big tragedy for us."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
