{"id":25802,"date":"2025-09-03T23:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=25802"},"modified":"2025-09-03T23:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:22:02","slug":"bungee-jumping-mom-plummets-290-feet-to-her-death-with-son-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=25802","title":{"rendered":"Bungee jumping mom plummets 290 feet to her death with son watching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A son watched in horror as his mother plunged 290 feet to her death while trying to snap a selfie after bungee jumping off an abandoned boiler tower in Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, Russia.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"ypfsa69ff4fd2ed839\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.ypfsa69ff4fd2ed839 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.ypfsa69ff4fd2ed839 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.ypfsa69ff4fd2ed839 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.ypfsa69ff4fd2ed839 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.ypfsa69ff4fd2ed839 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>According to the Daily Mail, Elizaveta \u201cLiza\u201d Gushchina was celebrating her 45th birthday and wanted to mark the occasion with an awe-inspiring bungee.<\/p>\n<p>She did just that, and had completed the jump successfully, having been heard \u201cscreaming with joy\u201d as she was seen swinging from an \u201celastic rope\u201d hovering off the ground.<\/p>\n<p>When she was done, though, she decided to climb back up the tower to snap a selfie for a keepsake. She did so without attaching any safety ropes, tragically slipping and falling to her death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe secured herself to a rope used for rope jumping, but did not set the required safe length. Then, approaching the edge, the woman slipped on a wet board, fell from a height, and died,\u201d a source told Russian outlet REN TV.<\/p>\n<p>Making matters even more heartbreaking, Liza\u2019s 23-year-old son Nikita, who had brought his mom the jump as a gift for her birthday, witnessed the harrowing event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mum FALLS 290ft to death moments after crazy upside down bungee jump\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/thFDcjOga9w?feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn tragic circumstances, experienced jumper and mother-of-two Liza has passed away,\u201d a spokesperson from 23block \u2013 the rope jumping company operating the facility \u2013 said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElizaveta Gushchina, along with her son Nikita, was a member of our sports team,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow the whole team is mourning her loss, this is a very big tragedy for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Publicity material for the extreme sports facility said it was: \u201cFor people who cannot imagine their life without adrenaline, rope jumping, flights, active recreation, freefall\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/15088644\/mum-plunges-290ft-death-rope-jump-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">According to The Sun,\u00a0<\/a>the Russian state prosecutor\u2019s office has launched an\u00a0investigation\u00a0into Liza\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will ascertain whether the organisers of the attraction complied with the\u00a0law\u00a0when providing services,\u201d a spokesperson from\u00a0the office\u00a0explained.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rest in peace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A son watched in horror as his mother plunged 290 feet to her death while trying to snap a selfie after bungee jumping off an abandoned boiler tower in Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, Russia. 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