Tourists flung into 6,300ft canyon after swing’s chain snaps – but miraculously survive – World News

The terrifying moment a cliff swing’s chain snapped sending two tourists plummeting into a 6,300ft canyon was caught on film.

The young women were riding on the bench-like Extreme Swing, which overlooks the Sulak Canyon in the Dagestan region of Russia, when the accident occurred seemingly flinging them into the abyss.

However, the unnamed pair – who were not wearing safety harnesses – miraculously survived after landing on a small wooden platform just beyond the cliff edge.

During the heart-stopping clip, filmed in June and shared this week, a crack can be heard as one of the two chains from the supporting stands snaps, reports the Daily Star.

Screams ring out as the tourists appear to be hurtling to their deaths.

But after landing on the platform their family and friends managed to drag them to safety, with the two having suffered bruises and scratches.

Sulak is about 206ft deeper than the Grand Canyon in the US and is described as the deepest in Europe.

The Ministry of Tourism in Dagestan was aware of the incident and said the swing “didn’t meet official safety standards”.

As stated by local authorities, the riders were not seriously injured.

The ministry added: “The events captured on video took place about a month ago, but only captured the public attention after it was posted on Instagram. The girls are alive and safe.

“Law enforcement agencies and other services are already conducting relevant checks to ensure that nothing threatens lives and health.”

Since the incident, the police have banned the attraction and others like it.

It is unclear what other measures have been taken in connection with the accident.

An investigation is ongoing into the organisers and the safety standards that were incremented at the time.