adminLangworthy managed to swim to the Zimbabwean side of the river where she was rescued by the bridge crew and a local medical response team.
In an interview yesterday, Shearwater Adventures group public relations manager Mr Clement Mukwasi, said the activity would see new measures being implemented to prevent a repeat of the incident.
“Bungee jumping is commencing tomorrow. Now that the forensic findings are known to us we are confident that the new measures we are going to implement will prevent an incident like this happening again in future.
“The steps we have taken include the daily load testing of the bungee cords to confirm their strength and thorough inspections of the bungee cords after every 75 jumps,” he said.
Mr Mukwasi said forensic investigations indicated that the batch of rubber used to make the cord which broke was weak.
“The assumption is that the rubber became weaker due to age and use but also as a result of environmental issues like moisture and ultra-violet degradation.
“Regrettably our inspection process, though in line with international standards and having worked successfully for us for 17 years, did not pick up this weakness. New inspection and testing measures have now been implemented which address this and we are very confident that this incident will not be repeated,” he said.
Mr Mukwasi said the company has set down operating procedures to ensure safety of their clients.
“We comply with the Australian and New Zealand industry standards on the operation of bungee jumping. All clients sign a detailed indemnity form and are given a full and thorough safety briefing prior to their jumps.
Other than bungee jumping, the company offers bridge tours, bridge swing and bridge slide which have all been in full swing,” he said.
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