{"id":660,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/girl-survives-50ft-plunge-into-river-after-bungee-rope-fails\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T03:58:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:51","slug":"girl-survives-50ft-plunge-into-river-after-bungee-rope-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/girl-survives-50ft-plunge-into-river-after-bungee-rope-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"Girl Survives 50ft Plunge Into River After Bungee Rope Fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>A 17-year-old girl in Beijing has survived a 50-metre fall into a river after her rope failed to pull her back during a bungee jump.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A 17-year-old girl in Beijing has survived a 50-metre fall into a river after her rope failed to pull her back during a bungee jump.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/girl-survives-50ft-plunge-into-river-after-bungee-rope-fails\/#Photo_hknewsyahoocom\" title=\"Photo: hk.news.yahoo.com\">Photo: hk.news.yahoo.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/girl-survives-50ft-plunge-into-river-after-bungee-rope-fails\/#Photo_hk01com\" title=\"Photo: hk01.com\">Photo: hk01.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_hknewsyahoocom\"><\/span> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"hk.news.yahoo.com.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlPro04neSaI4wnlL_MGRz1w8Tbl?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"591\" height=\"402\" title=\"\">Photo: hk.news.yahoo.com<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>The incident happened at about 1pm on Friday near Juma river at the Shidu Natural Park in the city\u2019s Fangshan District, according to a report from The Beijing Times on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In a 40-second video clip, which was taken by onlookers, the girl was seen bouncing up and down several times but then the equipment failed and she went plunging into the water.<\/p>\n<p>The girl, whose name was not given, was a tourist from the neighbouring city of Tianjin. She was sent to Fangshan No1 Hospital to receive medical treatment and the report said he was in a stable condition.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_hk01com\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fu-L45j0_kYFVFLWUNqIJ7o8yC25?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" title=\"\">Photo: hk01.com<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>The report quoted a spokesperson for the park as saying that the safety rope and the bungee equipment remained intact.<\/p>\n<p>An initial investigation suggested the accident had been caused by the \u201cinappropriate setting\u201d of the rope and confusion caused by staff members trying to communicate using gestures.<\/p>\n<p>The manager and the staff who were on duty at the time were suspended and bungee jumping at the park has been suspended during an investigation, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(4, 77, 246);\"><strong>Video:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(4, 77, 246);\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/v.qq.com\/x\/page\/g0540l4dv6v.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/v.qq.com\/x\/page\/g0540l4dv6v.html<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"500\" height=\"543.2937181663837\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 17-year-old girl in Beijing has survived a 50-metre fall into a river after her rope failed to pull her back during a bungee jump. 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