South Korean woman suffers cardiac arrest and dies on the spot after bungee jumping

The woman, who is in her 60s, has not been named. (representative picture)

A South Korean woman suffered cardiac arrest after falling from a bungee jumping platform and died on the spot.according to independentThe incident occurred on February 26. The woman, who is in her 60s, has not been named. She fell from an 8-meter-high platform to the concrete floor after trying bungee jumping at a sports facility in Starfield Anseong shopping mall in Gyeonggi Province.

Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police believe the bungee cord came off because the carabiner cable that connects the rope to the beam or cane is defective. Police are still investigating the case and more details are expected to be released soon.according to exitCurrently, the police are paying attention to whether safety measures are implemented.

The woman was wearing safety gear at the time of the incident. However, the carabiner (a safety hook) was not secured. She was immediately taken to hospital where doctors tried to revive her. But unfortunately, she did not survive the fall and was pronounced dead an hour after her fall.

The sports facilities at Starfield Anseong Mall in Gyeonggi Province also offer various other experiences such as rock climbing.

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Meanwhile, in December, a Japanese tourist jumped to his death from one of the world’s highest bungee jumps in China. The tourist died after being unconscious for several hours. The 56-year-old man suffered shortness of breath after jumping 764 feet from the Macau Tower in the Macau Special Administrative Region.

In 2019, a man fell to the ground when his safety belt broke while performing a 330-foot bungee jump in Poland. The 39-year-old suffered a spinal injury as a result of the fall. The accident occurred at a theme park in Gdynia. Harrowing footage of the incident captured the moment the man’s bungee cord snapped and he jumped from the platform to the ground.