A horrific viral video has surfaced on social media, depicting a Nagpur teenager who fell in midair after a snapped zipline while participating in an adventure activity in Manali. She was on vacation with her family. As per Times of India, the girl suffered severe injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital.
The video footage, which has gone viral on social media, shows the girl as she sets off on her zipline ride at a famous adventure destination in Manali. All seems well at first, before the zipline cable gives way and she falls to the ground. One hears a man yell, “Ladki gir gayi (the girl has fallen).”
An X (formerly Twitter) user who posted the video wrote, “Zip line accident in Manali. Try and avoid doing all this. I don’t even know who and how much these guys are supervised and in peak season they will do anything to earn money.” But HT.com could not independently confirm the validity of the clip.
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The accident prompted an avalanche of posts on the internet, with users condemning the absence of security guidelines at tourist spots throughout India. A user said, “This is totally bad. These equipment should have an expiry date and an agency to verify their authenticity. This is irresponsible, sloppy.” Another remarked, “It’s always dangerous to perform such stunts.” A third observed, “Adventure in India becomes a misadventure in the majority of the cases because of the absence of professionalism & failure to follow safety procedures by the operators. Avoid.”
After the accident, the teenager was initially treated in a local hospital and then shifted to a specialized center. Her father subsequently confirmed to the Times of India, “She was discharged from the hospital and is now stable.”
A top police officer in Manali informed the magazine that the operators of the zipline and the family of the victim came to a mutual agreement. Local authorities of tourism and law enforcement will be compelled to review safety precautions taken by adventure sports operators in the area.