{"id":474762,"date":"2026-03-14T06:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/474762\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T06:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:20:11","slug":"influencer-skids-down-cliff-after-stopping-on-trail-for-her-dog-in-harrowing-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/474762\/","title":{"rendered":"Influencer Skids Down Cliff After Stopping on Trail for Her Dog in ‘Harrowing’ Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n

Cecilia Sope\u00f1a Espa, a Spanish content creator, lost her balance after stopping on a trail for her dog<\/p>\n

In the video, which has been viewed over 5 million times, Espa clutches onto the slide of the cliff face, skidding down several feet, but ultimately stopping herself from falling further into the water below<\/p>\n

In the days after, Espa said that she \u201ccame very close to being involved in a serious accident\u201d and called the incident \u201charrowing\u201d<\/p>\n

A cycling influencer was captured on video during a harrowing fall.<\/p>\n

On March 11, Cecilia Sope\u00f1a Espa \u2014 a Spanish content creator who shares her bike rides to over 363,000 Instagram followers \u2014 shared a video<\/a> cycling along the coastline. In the clip, which has been viewed over 5 million times, she slows to a stop as her dog approaches her on the narrow trail, before losing her balance on the bike and tipping over the ledge.<\/p>\n

Tangled up with her bike, Espa clutches onto the slide of the cliff face, skidding down several feet, but ultimately stopping herself from falling further into the water below. Her dog also comes rushing down to check on her, and the pair share a sweet moment reuniting, while Espa tells her pup she\u2019s OK.<\/p>\n

\"Cecilia<\/p>\n

Cecilia Sope\u00f1a Espa
Credit: Cecilia Sopena\/Instagram<\/p>\n

After the video gained significant traction online, Espa shared several more posts addressing the incident.<\/p>\n

In her first post<\/a>, on March 12, the internet personality said that she \u201ccame very close to being involved in a serious accident\u201d \u2014 and that the \u201charrowing\u201d incident had confronted her with \u201cthe fragility of life in a very real way.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also apologized to the cycling community for not wearing a helmet in the clip, calling her choice not to wear one \u201ca mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Cecilia<\/p>\n

Cecilia Sope\u00f1a Espa
Credit: Cecilia Sopena\/Instagram<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough the context was a hiking trail with my dog \u2014 where I was using the bike merely as a tool to move faster along the path \u2014 I am fully aware that the image I projected was not the right one,\u201d she wrote. \u201cHelmets save lives, and I know that perfectly well.\u201d<\/p>\n

In another post<\/a>, shared on March 13, Espa thanked those who had reached out to check on her after the frightening incident. She also said she was \u201cdeeply\u201d touched by her pup, who she wrote \u201cwas there with me, close by, as if she knew something important was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I got out of there I felt a huge relief and a very strong awareness of how fragile life can be in a second,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI’m just fine today. I am grateful. And more aware than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

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