FOUR FRENCH TOURISTS have endured the stuff of nightmares for anyone with even a slight fear of heights, when the bridge they were walking over in New Zealand, suddenly snapped.
The group were hiking through the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk in the Te Urewara territory on the north island on 3 September but video of the incident only emerged this week.
They appear to have been nearing the end of their trek when the collapse happened.
The narrator of the video can be heard, in French, declaring:
After four days of walking, 43 kilometres, we are finally arriving. The last bridge on our Great Walk. It’s here.
According to a statement by New Zealand’s Department of Conservation, “a cable parted, causing the Hopuruahine Suspension Bridge to tip.”
The hikers, one of whom is behind the camera, can be seen plunging 26 feet into the nearly seven-foot deep lake water below, in an instant.
Deputy Director General of Conservation Mike Slater confirmed there were no injuries.
Thank goodness no one was badly hurt…We will be making sure that these people are being well cared for and all our visitor needs are being met.
See for yourself here, but hold on to your stomachs.
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