Horror on the water slide: Boats crash and capsize at Chinese theme park, leaving passengers to cling on… before one thrill-seeker tries to walk to safety and is taken out by another boat
Waterslide horror: Boats crash and capsize at a Chinese theme park, leaving passengers clinging… before a thrill seeker tries to jump to safety and is taken away by another boat
- Footage shows passengers screaming as they are thrown from their boats
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This is the horrific moment boats crash and capsize on a Chinese water slide, leaving passengers screaming in distress as they try to cling on – with one woman being grabbed by another vessel as she tries to reach safety.
The first terrified woman, who was knocked from her boat along with a small child, can be heard panicking in the shocking footage recorded on Saturday in Tonglu, Zhejiang province.
An oncoming car then crashes into the two, knocking them further into the glass passage.
Unable to avoid being pushed along the water’s edge, the woman wraps her arms around the child as she tries to cling to the boat behind them.
Despite the very short rails on either side, the water slide is built several meters above the ground and is located among the treetops.
Footage shows the woman and child (center) being knocked out of their boat as an oncoming car crashes into them
A woman screams as she tries to get to safety after being knocked from her boat
Groups of three or four passengers wearing plastic ponchos are seen in the yellow boats following the stricken couple as the woman’s terrified scream continues to echo.
Behind the convoy of ships, another alarmed woman emerges – this time she stands up and shuffles down the corridor as she tries to get to safety.
She continues to scream desperately before approaching a large pole to cling to. But while trying to reach safety, the woman slips and nearly falls over the edge of the ride – which appears to be at least 12 feet above the ground.
However, the woman avoids falling off, but still remains stranded. She continues to scream and jumps up and down in panic.
Passers-by can be seen underneath the slide trying to help her. One person is seen running towards what appears to be the start of the slide in an apparent attempt to alert staff to the incident.
Another man climbs a nearby pole to see if he can help in some way.
But suddenly the woman is swept away by a gust of water that pulls her legs out from under her.
Two boats follow behind her, crashing into the woman before she is swept down the slide.
The woman was miraculously saved at the next turn, reports claimed.
The child who had previously been forced from the boat suffered several injuries and bleeding from the head. Their condition was reported to be stable.
The distressed woman screams for help as she eventually manages to cling to a nearby pole and avoid falling further
The desperate thrill seeker wraps her arms around the structure holding up the slide as she prevents herself from falling over the edge
The woman extends her arm as if to stop the approaching boats that threaten to hit her
The woman is first knocked down by a blast of water before being hit by the next boat
Two boats follow behind her, crashing into the woman before she is swept down the slide