Tourists panic as glass skywalk cracks beneath them
Digital Reporter
Wednesday, October 7, 2015, 11:10 AM - Tourists got the scare of a lifetime Monday while visiting the Yuntai Mountain Geological Park in Central China's province of Henan.
While walking across the park's popular glass skywalk (depicted in the video above, not dated today) suspended over 3,000 feet in the air, a section of the platform cracked (photos below). The panic settled in, causing a mini stampeded towards the end of the path, according to reports.
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"I was almost at the end and suddenly I heard a sound. My foot shook a little. I looked down and I saw that there was a crack in the floor," witness Lee Dong Hai who was on the walkway, posted on social media site Weibo.
Glass Walkway on 3,540-Foot Cliff in China Cracks & Shatters Under Tourists' Feet https://t.co/9ccjNi7KVu pic.twitter.com/emNXFsaulp
— Oracio Alvarado (@oracio) October 7, 2015
"A lot of people started to scream. I screamed out, 'It cracked! It really cracked!' and then I pushed the people in front of me so that we could run out of the way."
The glass shattered after a tourist dropped their stainless steel mug on the walkway, according to People's Daily Online.
Yuntaishan over-cliff glass bridge cracked in C China Oct. 5, causing panic among visitors https://t.co/t1tnM4GMZc pic.twitter.com/gEsqZDs4oj
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) October 6, 2015
Park officials say the safety of the bridge had not been compromised because there was three layers of glass.
The U-shaped walkway which first opened in September, has been closed for repairs. The video below, posted to YouTube, shows the damage to the skywalk.
Source: Mashable | People's Daily Online | Weibo
