Indonesia: Tourist Plunges to Their Death After Glass Bridge Shatters

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Last edited Fri Oct 27, 2023, 01:04 PM - Edit history (1)

Also: Police find possible negligence in Banyumas glass bridge incident (Jakarta Post)

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Source: Daily Beast

Tourist Plunges to Their Death After Glass Bridge Shatters

Dan Ladden-Hall
News Correspondent
Published Oct. 27, 2023 10:10AM EDT

One tourist was killed and three others were injured when a glass bridge shattered in Indonesia on Wednesday. The tragedy at The Geong—a 30-foot high popular tourist attraction in a forest in Central Java—took place as 11 visitors crossed the walkway. Two of the victims were able to cling to the bridge’s frame while two others plunged to the ground, one of whom was pronounced dead shortly after the collapse. According to The Jakarta Post, the manager of the bridge had been contacted shortly after the attraction officially opened in April after as many as five percent of the visitors posted online expressing concerns about the bridge’s safety standards. The manager allegedly did not show up to a requested meeting about the bridge’s safety standards, however, choosing to send a representative instead.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/tourist-plunges-to-their-death-as-glass-bridge-shatters-in-indonesia

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Source: Jakarta Post

Police find possible negligence in Banyumas glass bridge incident

News Desk (The Jakarta Post) Jakarta ● Fri, October 27, 2023

The Banyumas City Police have discovered that the glass flooring on a bridge that shattered at a tourist destination in the Limpakuwus pine forest in Banyumas regency, Central Java, this week was extremely thin, measuring only 1.2 centimeters.

Comr. Agus Supriadi, head of the criminal investigation unit at the Banyumas City Police, said on Thursday that in addition to the thin glass layer, the on-site investigation had found potential negligence by the management of the bridge at The Geong tourist attraction.

"The workers who conducted the testing lacked expertise in construction. They relied on their experience in the tourism industry," he said.

The investigators found that the bridge had not been properly maintained and that there had been no safety testing. Additionally, there were no safety nets around the bridge, no warning signs and no safety instructions. The ticket attendants also lacked knowledge of visitor safety procedures.

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Read more: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2023/10/27/police-find-possible-negligence-in-banyumas-glass-bridge-incident.html

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1. Poor engineering. Jail time and law suits coming.

Isn't there a sky walk of glass jutting out over our Grand Canyon that hasn't failed? Some consulting with those builders should've been done.