[LuckiiDevil21]

Originally Posted by warioman91 ↗

also the rope should have been taut from the start and and as long as one had a strong grasp, this wudnt happen. the rope had enough slack to drape over the falls

Exactly! This was fucked from the get-go! I can't believe nobody else noticed that it was a death trap

[Dazzab81]

The guides didnt have a fkin clue basically just stood by watching the poor fuckers drown

[LuckiiDevil21]

Originally Posted by gimlet ↗

Too many employees heading into this recession. Time for a corporate "team building" field trip to trim the fat!

Hahhahaha! Sounds like my office

[LuckiiDevil21]

Originally Posted by Necrotic Bowel ↗

These new Chinese showers just seem unnecessarily complicated

And for those keeping score, it’s now:

Women: 14,679,207,003 accidental kills
Men: 4

This would have been hilarious as usual if U had ended it after "complicated"
But I forgive U

[franknitti6]

Looks like they had very little safety measures (no swim vests) and were surprised by the strong current. Poor souls :(

[houseoftechno]

Originally Posted by AngelAssassin ↗

It looks like she got hung up on the line by whatever she had slung around her head and shoulder… She was probably strangled before actually drowning. I just wonder why he hung on… unless they were both tethered to the line. If so, that was a HUGE mistake!!! Just for this exact reason.
It’s really a shame that they didn’t even think to cut that line, they’d probably both still be alive, assuming that they could swim. It looks as if they would have been in a calm pool just a few yards from the falls.
Stupid people.

Agree. After looking at the footage a few times, I think she was tethered to the line in advance of her fall, and the man later got tangled up in her backpack straps and became tethered to the line as well.

The both of them ended up as a whitewater strainer drowning. People who play in whitewater carry blades to cut themselves free (and wear PFDs).

The woman looked weak and uncoordinated, and probably didn't have a chance from the onset unless the attendees released the line early on. The guy made it worse by grabbing her wrists so she should not drag herself along the line.

The guy could have walked to safety if he did not attempt that ill advised rescue attempt.

[houseoftechno]

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[bigbear8]

Oh, I just noticed that the line didn’t actually break, rather that was the other members untying the line right at the end!

[Abor]

Being tied to the safety line actually caused her to be held underwater for a lot longer than had she just got washed down to the shallower pools.

That safety line is a joke.

[Abor]

I'd also like to add due to the frothy bubbly aerated water they would have had little to no buoyancy or ability to stay afloat.

They definitely needed life-jackets and a string system not held by people.