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A tourist sought the thrill of freefalling but wound up in a hospital after the bungee cord attached to his feet snapped in mid-air. Mike, who is from Hong Kong, had leapt off a platform 10 storeys high - about 30 metres - before his cord broke, sending himBungee cord in Thailand snaps, but jumper miraculously survives
A tourist sought the thrill of freefalling but wound up in a hospital after the bungee cord attached to his feet snapped in mid-air. Mike, who is from Hong Kong, had leapt off a platform 10 storeys high - about 30 metres - before his cord broke, sending him plunging into a lake in popular Thai tourist destination Pattaya. He momentarily blacked out in the water, reported Hong Kong news outlet hk01, but regained consciousness and swam out of the lake with the help of the attraction’s staff members. The incident, which took place at the Changthai Thappraya Safari and Adventure Park, reportedly happened last month. Mike told hk01: “The pain was so intense that I felt dizzy. As my arms were stretched out, my armpit area was the worst hit.” A video of the incident shows Mike freefalling for about six seconds and approaching the surface of the lake when the bungee cord suddenly breaks off. He enters the water head-first from a height of about five metres with a big splash, to the horror of his friends who were watching and filming the jump. Read more