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Tourist left dangling after glass bridge shatters in China
10 May, 2021 12:04 AM
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The glass-bottomed bridge is located in the Chinese city of Longjing. Video / YouTube
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By: Benjamin Graham
A tourist was left clinging on for dear life after the glass panels of a 100m-high bridge in China were damaged in strong winds.
The walkway, located in the Piyan Mountain in the city of Longjing, reportedly saw its glass panels shattered by the extreme weather conditions on Friday.
Now a picture has emerged of a man holding onto the railings of the bridge, which is suspended 100m in the air.
A tourist was stranded on a glass-bottomed bridge on Friday at a resort in Northeast China's Jilin province after it was damaged by a gale, raising public concerns over the safety of the growing number of glass bridges across the country.
2021-05-08 08:06:14 GMT2021-05-08 16:06:14(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
CHANGCHUN, May 8 (Xinhua) A tourist was stranded on a glass-bottomed bridge on Friday at a resort in northeast China s Jilin Province after it was damaged by a gale, raising public concerns over the safety of the growing number of glass bridges across the country.
Several pieces of deck glass of the 100-meter-high bridge were blown off by the wind gusting at a speed of up to 150 km per hour around 12:45 p.m. at the Piyan Mountain in the city of Longjing, according to the city government.
Under the joint rescue efforts of firefighters, police, and forestry and tourism personnel, the male tourist successfully crawled to safety at 1:20 p.m.