Family holiday horror as young girl plummets 50ft when zipline snaps in half
Shocking footage has caught the moment that a girl, named Trisha Bijwe, plunged 50ft to the ground in India after the cable of a zipline broke whilst she was on it raising stark safety concerns
A shocking video has captured the moment that a child plummeted to the ground mid-way through riding a zipline - prompting concerns over the safety of tourist attractions.
Trisha Bijwe was enjoying the attraction during a vacation with her parents when things suddenly went wrong. Whilst on the ride, the cable snapped and saw her plunge from 50ft height in India. She was rushed to hospital with serious injuries following the catastophic accident on Sunday, June 8. The little girl endured several fractures to her leg. Her injuries were so severe that she had to be transferred to another hospital for additional treatment.
Trisha is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Nagpur, where doctors continue to monitor her condition. Her family alleges that the zipline facility lacked essential safety measures and failed to provide immediate assistance following the accident.
To highlight their concerns, they have shared a video of the incident, underscoring the absence of adequate supervision and emergency response. Angered by the negligence, the Bijwe family and their supporters are demanding accountability and stricter regulations for adventure tourism activities.
They are urging authorities to investigate the accident and implement measures to prevent similar tragedies in the future. Last week, a hot air balloon has crashed in central Turkey, leaving its pilot dead and 19 Indonesian tourists injured. In a statement, the governor's office said the balloon was affected by a sudden change of wind.
Video from Ilhas News Agency showed one deflated balloon, its passenger basket lying on its side, as emergency services tended to injured people. The balloon was trying to make a hard landing near the village of Gozlukuyu in Aksaray province when the pilot fell out of the balloon's basket and his feet got tangled in a rope, Aksaray governor Mehmet Ali Kumbuzoglu said. "Unfortunately, our pilot got stuck under the basket and died,' he said, adding that the injured tourists were taken to hospital.
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