Heart-stopping with the bungee jump from a height of 40 meters, the rope suddenly broke

May 13, 2022 08:30 GMT+7

The 36-year-old from Buenos Aires, who loves extreme sports, performed bungee jumping while traveling at the Cabra Corral in northern Argentina.

Heart-stopping bungee jumping from a height of 40 meters, suddenly the rope broke

Bungee is a jumping game from above, the player’s foot is tied with an elastic rope to avoid colliding with the plane below. The height to play bungee is from a few tens to hundreds of meters. The thrill of playing comes from the free fall and the elastic rope will pull back to not collide with the surface below.

Bungee is quite a risky game and not for the faint of heart. In particular, one of the factors that are most concerned about is that the rope must be strong, to ensure the life of the player.

The incident of breaking the rope while playing bungee in Argentina made many people’s hearts flutter.

The video recording the entire incident shows the unnamed man starting to jump from a height into the water, his feet tied with a rope, looking quite solid.

Below is the river, about 40 meters from the jumping area. Seconds later, the man plunged into the water while the friend who recorded the video shouted in delight.

However, the rope suddenly split from its fastening position. He fell straight into the water to the amazement of all the onlookers.

Some people cried and raised their voices. Fortunately for the man who fell into the water and was not seriously injured. A nearby rescue ship arrived at the scene almost immediately. After that, friends took him to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries, he suffered from hypothermia and muscle pain.

Usually, the bungee launcher is mounted on a tall structure such as a building, crane, bridge over a ravine, or on a natural cliff. Even adventurous players can choose to bungee jump from helicopters, hot air balloons … The man from Buenos Aires is quite lucky as the river below him.

Some witnesses filed a complaint with the police station about the bungee jumping company. Police officers came to the scene and checked. Initial results showed that the rope was not fixed properly. However, the police are still investigating.

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