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Chinese Glass Bridge Breaks Leaving Tourist Clinging on 330ft Above the Ground
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[quote:G3:MV80NzgyOTM0Xzg3MjExNzMxXzJDRkU5N0Ez] [quote:Ferly:MV80NzgyOTM0Xzg3MjA5NjY0X0Q4RjVGQzAx] [quote:Anonymous Coward 64698495:MV80NzgyOTM0Xzg3MjA5NDM0X0E2MDZEQzJB] [quote:Ferly:MV80NzgyOTM0Xzg3MjA5MTc1X0IzQTZFQjUz] Here's the guy stranded on the bridge: [imgur]https://imgur.com/a/R5WbTdL[/imgur] https://imgur.com/a/R5WbTdL [/quote] Thank you for the pin! [b]Thank you for posting that picture! [/b] [b]OOOOooh my... no wonder they sent him to the hospital to check on his mental health. :chuckle: They would have to commit me. [/b] . [/quote] :chuckle: :hf: It's from this article: https://hk.appledaily.com/china/20210508/O7LRUCWVJBAOFBSP3B3AWB2BKI/ There's a video, too. [/quote] Thanks Ferly Here's the translation below that pic on the link. . . "A glass suspension bridge in the Piyan Mountain Cultural Tourism Scenic Area in Longjing City, Jilin Province, the strong wind blew the glass on the bridge deck, and the men on the bridge were once trapped. (the Internet) In addition, a glass bridge in Jilin Province was damaged by strong winds yesterday. The location of the incident was a glass suspension bridge in the Piyan Mountain Cultural Tourism Scenic Area of ​​Longjing City. At a record level of 12 to 13 or higher, many pieces of glass on the suspension bridge were blown by strong winds, and some of them broke and fell into the cliff, leaving the bridge with only steel supports. The photo saw a man on the bridge at that time, he was holding the guardrail desperately, and the glass at his location had been blown up, and he would fall into the cliff if he was not careful. The local firefighter rushed to the scene for rescue, but seemed helpless. In the end, under the guidance of the on-site staff, the man climbed and returned to a safe place in a thrilling manner. He was then sent to the hospital for examination and psychological counseling. No one was injured in the incident." :hf: [/quote]
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Chinese Glass Bridge Breaks Leaving Tourist Clinging on 330ft Above the Ground
The man was stranded on the bridge, which is around 1,310 feet (400 meters) long, after several pieces of the glass deck were blown off following wind gusts of up to around 93 miles (150 kilometers) per hour in the area at around 12:45 p.m. local time on Friday,
The tourist was eventually able to crawl back to safety at around 1:20 p.m. local time following the joint rescue efforts of firefighters and police as well as forestry and tourism staff.
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