Strong Winds Leave Tourist Stranded On Broken Glass Bridge In China

Strong winds leave tourist stranded on broken glass bridge in China

 Extreme climate is being blamed for a terrifying incident that left one vacationer stranded on a 260-meter-high glass-bottomed suspension bridge in northeast China's Jilin province on May 7.

In an photo shared through Chinese nation media Xinhua on Chinese social media web page Weibo, a man or woman can be viewed clinging to the rail of the bridge, surrounded by means of lacking and broken glass platform panels.


The bridge is positioned in the Piyan Mountain Cultural Tourism Scenic Area outdoor the town of Longjing. According to a declaration posted on the Weibo account of nearby authorities, the incident took location at 12:45 p.m. on Friday, when used to be hit by way of record-high winds of up to a hundred and fifty kilometers per hour.


Officials say rescue groups had been known as in to help the stranded tourist, who was once capable to evacuate the bridge at 1:20 p.m.


"The workforce of the scenic location rushed to the scene as quickly as possible, added emergency gear and efficaciously transferred the trapped man or woman to a protected area," said the statement.


"There have been no casualties. After being saved in the sanatorium for observation, the trapped individual was once in secure emotional and bodily situation and has been discharged from the hospital."

The whole Piyan Mountain Scenic Area has due to the fact been closed and officers have ordered a complete protection inspection of all points of interest in the area, together with the bridge.

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