Heartbroken dad of holidaymaker killed in bungee jumping accident says daughter was 'adventurous, kind, honest'
The father of the Brit killed during a holiday bungee jump has criticised organisers for the catastrophic safety failure that led to her death.
Kleyo de Abreu-Atwell died instantly when she smashed into an old stone bridge while still attached to the bungee cord near Granada in Spain.
Her father Bernard Atwell said their family is "shell shocked and in disbelief" after learning of the loss of "our light" yesterday.
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He told the Mirror: "She was a beautiful young woman in the prime of her life. She was adventurous, kind, honest, straight talking and genuine.
"I was very, very proud of her. Every single member of our family is distraught."
Former fashion student Kleyo, of Brixton, south London, had recently spent just under a month in Morocco before returning to London for a short period.
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Bungee jumping: The Londoner's death took place in an area popular with expats
She then headed to visit her aunt in Spain.
After visiting ancient sites in the region on previous days the pair went to the Tablate Bridge near the mountain village of Lanjaro yesterday afternoon.
Kleyo, 23, was doing her second jump of the day at 2.45pm with a locally-based adventure sports firm as her aunt looked on.
She jumped from a 20-year-old metallic bridge crossing high above the River Tablate, and smashed into a smaller ancient Roman bridge 260ft below.
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