A Canadian Tourist Has Died After Falling from A Popular Zipline Attraction in Northern Thailand
Local media reports say a Canadian man has died after the cable of a zipline he was travelling on snapped in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand-the latest accident to be fall the popular Flight of the Gibbon tourist attraction.
According to the Bangkok Post, the man was identified as 25 years old Spencer Charles, who was vacationing in Thailand.
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Local officials in Mae-on district told the Bangkok Post that the accident happened late on Saturday morning when a cable was reportedly disconnected shortly after Charles was released from the start of the zip line, causing him to fall down more than 300 feet to the creek below.
The year before, an American woman and a Chinese woman, crashed into each other while riding the zip line and were hospitalized.
According to a Post report of 2017, the husband of the Chinese woman claimed in a statement to a Thai court that there was no first aid kit available on the site at the time of the accident, while the American woman suffered from brain trauma and lost vision in one eye as a result.
The Flight of the Gibbon bills itself as “a chance to encounter wild gibbons in their natural habitat” by ziplining through “the accident Thai Rainforest.” It says it has “the highest international safety standards,” land “fully trained staff” it calls “Sky Rangers.”
It was founded in 2007 by New Zealander David Allardice, according to its website, and operates zip line attractions in Chiang Mai also in the Thai apital Bangkok.
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The company has accepted full responsibility for the accident, said an official cited by the Post, and an investigation is underway.
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Seorang Turis Kanada Meninggal Setelah Jatuh dari Objek Wisata Zipline yang Populer di Thailand Utara
Laporan media lokal mengatakan seorang pria Kanada tewas setelah kabel zipline yang dia tumpangi terputus di Chiang Mai, Thailand utara – kecelakaan terakhir yang terjadi di tempat wisata Flight of the Gibbon yang populer.
Menurut Bangkok Post, pria itu diidentifikasi sebagai Spencer Charles berusia 25 tahun, yang sedang berlibur di Thailand.
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Pejabat lokal di distrik Mae-on mengatakan kepada Bangkok Post bahwa kecelakaan itu terjadi pada Sabtu pagi ketika kabel dilaporkan terputus tak lama setelah Charles dilepaskan dari awal garis zip, menyebabkan dia jatuh lebih dari 300 kaki ke sungai. di bawah.
Tahun sebelumnya, seorang wanita Amerika dan seorang wanita Cina, bertabrakan satu sama lain saat mengendarai zip line dan dirawat di rumah sakit.
Menurut laporan Post tahun 2017, suami dari wanita China tersebut mengklaim dalam sebuah pernyataan ke pengadilan Thailand bahwa tidak ada kotak P3K yang tersedia di situs tersebut pada saat kecelakaan, sementara wanita Amerika tersebut menderita trauma otak dan hilang. penglihatan di satu mata sebagai hasilnya.
Flight of the Gibbon menyebut dirinya sebagai "kesempatan untuk bertemu owa liar di habitat aslinya" dengan melakukan ziplining melalui "kecelakaan Hutan Hujan Thailand." Dikatakan memiliki "standar keamanan internasional tertinggi," lahan "staf terlatih penuh" yang disebut "Sky Rangers."
Didirikan pada 2007 oleh Selandia Baru David Allardice, menurut situs webnya, dan mengoperasikan atraksi zip line di Chiang Mai juga di ibukota