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Tourist dies doing world's highest bungee jump from tower

Tourist dies doing world's highest bungee jump from tower

A 56-year-old man sadly died after completing the world's highest bungee jump

Dominic Smithers

Dominic Smithers

A man has died after completing the world's highest bungee jump in China.

The 56-year-old man was rushed to hospital after leaping from the top of the Macau Tower yesterday (3 December).

According to reports, the Japanese tourist completed his 233m (764ft) jump at about 4.30pm local time.

A 56-year-old tourist sadly died after doing the world's highest bungee jump.
ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images

Officials stated that the man began suffering from shortness of breath and eventually fell unconscious.

Local reports said the man had no external injuries.

He was then taken to Conde S. Januario Hospital, where he underwent emergency treatment.

Sadly, however, the holidaymaker was pronounced dead.

Skypark by AJ Hackett, which operates the bungee jump, states on its website that all participants must disclose any underlying health conditions before taking part.

Featured Image Credit: Getty/South China Morning Post / Getty/Anthony Wallace

Topics: World News

Dominic Smithers is LADbible's Editorial Lead. After graduating from the University of Leeds with a degree in French and History, he went on to write for the Manchester Evening News, the Accrington Observer and the Macclesfield Express. So as you can imagine, he’s spent many a night wondering just how useful that second language has been. But c'est la vie.

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