Posted on 01/14/2018 9:42:30 PM PST by BenLurkin
A Colorado woman’s death remains a mystery after investigators said the device at the center of her bungee jumping accident was functioning properly.
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment worked with manufacturer Head Rush Technologies to test the device and is not investigating other potential reasons for the Jan. 4 fall that killed 20-year-old Ciara Romero, reports the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
Romero was participating in a 70-foot bungee-jump feature at Get Air at the Silo when she fell. Participants climb one of the silo’s towers, then transfer to a wooden platform and jump off while attached to a rope.
Participants then fall for about 20 feet and are caught by the device and lowered slowly to the ground.
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Now that they have ruled out the device as a factor in her death, state investigators will examine witness statements and continue to share information with local police.
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The strap is not only attached to the ankles but to an harness too: the force is on the shoulders when the bungee starts to pull. Those who don’t want to be attached to the ankles can be attached to the harness to fall feet first instead of head first.
Bungee jump is dangerous but no more than parachute jump. And like with parachute, you can jump alone or jump with an instructor. For a cliff climber like me, it’s not much of an adrealine rush.
another article indicates carabineer may have been opened midflight by young lady, apparently possible if she were to grip in panic
The straps are attached at the ankles, so it’s more likely your feet would be ripped off, not your arms!
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And you’ll finish about 1-2” taller, if you have a successful jump. The jump will stretch the spine.
Last summer I stood on the platform for a full five minutes before I climbed back down. Just couldn’t make myself jump. Maybe at 62 I’ve FINALLY cultivated some common sense.
I bungee jumped once in my life, in NZ. After a few drinks.
I said to the Kiwi guy, “This is safe, right?”
He gave the appropriate answer, “Well, if it’s not we’ll all be here late, right?” Sounds like that’s what happened.
Yeah I note the age...quite possible she was an LPN,or went to a 2 year school directly out of High School and passed her NCLEX boards for RN licensure. Unless she went to college at 15, she wouldn’t have her BSN.
(signed...an RN for 31 years)! She could have attended a 3 year diploma school in the Phillipines...
She had been certified as a CNA in Colorado since May of last year.
I used to ride motorcycles recklessly. I shiver today at some of the things I did 40+ years ago. But “I was in control”. I never sky dove (is that correct?). But I thought about doing it as long as “I was in control “
Bungee? Bouncing around helter skelter on the end of a rubber band? No thanks.
If 40 is the new 20, we’re gonna be seeing a lot more articles like this.
A foster beer commercial about keeping the head on your beer. Someone edited the end audio out.
Yes I know where it originated, but still adds another dimension to the thought of bungee jumping. Personally I think bungee jumping (and for that matter sky diving) is like putting on body armor and then asking someone to shoot you.
I would rather be on a giant cable swing. I just hate bouncing so much.
Not particularly.
Riding a bike is dangerous. Playing football is dangerous. Bungee jumping has a fatality rate of 1:500,000 with less than 100 recorded deaths.
This is a sad story. Somewhere, somebody screwed up and this girl died.
About the spine:
I had one of the first Para-Planes (the square air-foil parachutes) in Europe in 1970-1. The sport hadn’t figured out a reliable way to slow the openings; the reefing system worked MOST of the time, so there were a few openings that were so hard that it gave me bruises at the harness attachment points. I remember seeing stars.
I have back problems from my 20 year-old thrill seeking days, but I’m still alive.
It's 2018 - gravity is not a mystery.
Same way with amusement park rides. Anything made by man can break........
“remains a mystery “ translation: we don’t know. She did something wrong and died.
You jump off a high place with a flexible rope and you expect to live?
It’s risky, like skydiving. If you choose to do it, you must be aware of the risks, and fully accept the consequences which you cannot blame on anyone other than yourself.
No sympathy from me.
Good way to shake that 5 pound prostate loose. Oy.
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