ralph
01-08-2012, 10:08 PM
Not bungee cords that we use to hold tarps on! Friggin' crazy!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2012/01/08/bungee-cord-snaps.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/bungee-cord-snaps-on-aussie-tourist-who-survives-plunge-into-african-river-swims-to-safety/2012/01/08/gIQAB0k8jP_story.html
An Australian tourist bungee jumping in Africa plunged 365 feet (111 meters) into a river when her cord snapped, but she managed to swim to safety with a broken collarbone and her legs tied together.
Erin Langworthy told Nine Network television news Sunday that she blacked out briefly when she hit the Zambesi River on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe on Dec. 31.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2012/01/08/bungee-cord-snaps.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/bungee-cord-snaps-on-aussie-tourist-who-survives-plunge-into-african-river-swims-to-safety/2012/01/08/gIQAB0k8jP_story.html
An Australian tourist bungee jumping in Africa plunged 365 feet (111 meters) into a river when her cord snapped, but she managed to swim to safety with a broken collarbone and her legs tied together.
Erin Langworthy told Nine Network television news Sunday that she blacked out briefly when she hit the Zambesi River on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe on Dec. 31.