The heartbroken girlfriend of the British daredevil influencer who plunged to his death from Spain’s highest bridge has revealed the last words he said to her were: ‘Good night, I love you’.
Savannah Parker spoke to tragic Lewis Stevenson hours before he attempted to climb the 650-foot Castilla La Mancha Bridge.
The 26-year-old, who traveled the world climbing skyscrapers and other tall structures, died immediately after losing his grip and falling. He was not wearing a safety harness.
Savannah told MailOnline that her boyfriend texted her as he set out to climb the bridge with another British daredevil.
She said: ‘We spoke at 10.30am and the last thing he said to me was: ‘Good night, I love you’.’
Savannah Parker (right) spoke to tragic Lewis Stevenson (left) hours before attempting to climb the 650-foot Castilla La Mancha Bridge
The 26-year-old (pictured), who traveled the world climbing skyscrapers and other tall structures, died immediately after losing his grip and falling
Savannah told Mail Online that her boyfriend texted her as he set out to climb the bridge (pictured) with another British daredevil
His grandfather, Clifford Stevenson, 70, said: “We all tried to talk him out of it. We always tried to talk him out of it, but that’s the way he was.’
Family members have revealed they tried to talk Stevenson out of his latest stunt
“He sent me a message at 6:30 saying, ‘Good morning,’ with three kisses. I didn’t see it until a quarter to eight.
The 25-year-old office worker believes Lewis could have lost his grip after fainting less than halfway across the bridge, south-west of the Spanish capital Madrid.
She said: ”He didn’t just fall. He lost consciousness because he was not feeling well.
‘The friend he was with sent me his police statement.
“He told his friend he wasn’t feeling well and said, ‘Shall we go back down?’ Lewis said, “Give me a minute,” and then he lost consciousness and slipped.
“I guess he hadn’t eaten because he didn’t care if he was hungry or thirsty, he would do something.
But I don’t know, as long as I’ve known him he’s never lost consciousness or fainted. “I don’t know what happened, but that’s what his friend told me.”
She said they had been together for most of the past ten years and he was always off to some new, perilous adventure.
‘He’s been doing this kind of thing for years. “We’ve known each other for 10 years and he’s been doing it for at least five years,” she said.
25-year-old office worker believes Stevenson (pictured) could have lost his grip after fainting less than halfway across the bridge
Others involved in the risky sport of climbing structures without a safety harness expressed their sadness online over Stevenson’s death
Stevenson showed some of his ‘rooftoping’ around the world on his Instagram page under the name expedition (photo in London)
One photo shows Stevenson resting on a metal beam overlooking the City of London
“Every time he left, I told him to be careful
‘As much as it worries me, I don’t investigate things because I worry enough and I just let him do his thing and generally he just comes back. Not this weekend.’
“It’s one thing to hear that he’s gone, but what matters is how tragically it happened.
Spanish police said Stevenson had climbed about 200 feet onto the bridge when he fell. Authorities in the region said climbing the structure was illegal.
Savannah, from Derby, said she traveled to Malta with her boyfriend last year and convinced her to climb an abandoned building despite her fear of heights.
“On our last day he convinced me to go with him to an abandoned building and I went with him, but I was so scared because I don’t climb or do anything like that,” she said.
‘I said to him, ‘I don’t know how you do this all the time.’ I was so afraid of making one wrong move and that would be it, but we did it.
‘I wanted to leave because it was deserted for a reason: it wasn’t safe.
‘He was always going to do things. It was hard to keep up. Last year he went to South America for eight months. It was what he loved to do.”
Family members have revealed they tried to talk Stevenson out of his latest stunt.
Lewis Stevenson, 26, (pictured) fell from the 200-metre Castilla La Mancha Bridge on Sunday morning after ignoring his family’s pleas to call off the dangerous climb
A local Spanish councilor confirmed that Lewis’ body was found at 7.14am on Sunday
According to the local Spanish municipality, before the unfortunate incident, Lewis and a companion had come to Talavera to climb the bridge and create content for social media
Lewis’s (pictured) grieving girlfriend Savannah has said his friend told her he lost consciousness before dying
Others involved in the risky sport of climbing structures without a safety harness expressed sadness over Stevenson’s death.
Speaking from his home in Derby, his grandfather Clifford Stevenson, 70, told MailOnline: ‘We all tried to talk him out of it. We always tried to talk him out of it, but that’s the way he was.
He loved doing it, always went there convinced that everything would be fine for him. He did what he did for his own pleasure. He didn’t get any money for it, he was an adventurer.’
On Instagram, a friend who shared his passion for what is known as “rooftopping” and uses the name Louie_W1 wrote: “Knowing you has been one of the greatest privileges of my life.
“And losing you is the greatest sorrow of my life. No amount of words on a stupid Instagram post will ever describe how much I miss you.
“You will always be the bravest, most caring and funny person I have ever known. I am proud of every building, every roof, every moment of our time together
‘My best friend, my brother. Rest assured, we will meet again one day.’
Another daredevil, Vil1iany, posted a photo of Stevenson sitting on a skyscraper in New York City and wrote, “Over the past seven years you have introduced me to a new understanding of freedom, which has greatly changed my outlook on life , which has given me leadership in my own creative endeavors. work that always motivates and inspires me through your own creative consistency.
Spanish police said Stevenson had climbed about 200 feet onto the bridge when he fell
Dazzling photos of Stevenson’s ‘rooftoping’ appeared on his Instagram page
“I am forever grateful for the opportunities you have given me and the people you have introduced me to.
“You have been a prominent figure for me for some time now and your fearless mentality will stay with me for the rest of my life.
“It was a pleasure to be considered one of your friends, rest assured brother, I will see you in another life.”
Stevenson presented part of his ‘rooftoping’ around the world on his Instagram page under the name expedition.
Vertiginous photographs of Stevenson atop a New York skyscraper, resting on a metal beam overlooking the City of London, were among those documented by Stevenson.
Other photos showed the daredevil hanging from a structure in Croatia and from a hotel roof in Mexico City.
One of his most recent climbing stunts on October 3 was reaching the top of a stand at the Nottingham Forest ground.
