A man in China was left dangling from a bridge after its glass panels were damaged in high wind.
The man was visiting the 100m-high bridge (330 ft) in the Piyan Mountain, in the north-east of the country, when the incident occurred on Friday.
Several pieces of the glass floor were blown away by winds that reached up to 150km/h (90mph).
It is thought that China has about 2,300 glass bridges and a number of glass walkways and slides.
They are designed to attract thrill-seeking tourists and capitalise on China’s growing domestic tourism.
An image widely shared on social media shows the man dangling in the middle of the bridge, located in a scenic area near the city of Longjing.
Firefighters rushed to the scene to rescue the man. However he managed to get back to safety himself with the help of on-site staff, Xinhua news agency reports.
The tourist was taken to hospital for observation and counselling, and is now said to be in a “stable emotional and physical condition”.
The area has been closed, according to Longjing City’s Weibo page. An investigation into the incident has been launched.
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