A Wave Pool Turned Dangerous!
This video is being shared all over the internet, after a gentle wave pool suddenly had a “Tsunami”!
It happened at the Yulong Shuiyun Water Amusement Park, in the city of Longjing in China’s northeastern Jilin Province.
The Water Amusement Park has a wave pool, which they call the “Tsunami Pool.”
But no one expected it to live up to its name!
Here is the video:
44 guests were injured, including three who suffered broken ribs or legs.
As SoraNews24 reported:
The Longjiang city government has denied early rumors that operator error was to blame, and is instead saying that its initial findings show that a power cut damaged the Tsunami Pool’s electronic equipment and caused a malfunction, though it’s not currently clear how a loss of power had the end result of making the machine-produced waves larger than intended.
The park was closed for a day for an inspection and investigation, but is reportedly now open for business again.
Wow. China is known for all kinds of wild parks and attractions, like this one:
Yes, this is a real obstacle course built partway up a mountain in China! Click here to find out just how dangerous it is!
Ultimately more than 40 people were treated for a variety of minor injuries, but happy to read that few people were seriously injured by this dangerous tsunami wave!
Categories: China, Exotic Travel, Pop Culture, Sports, Travel, Travel Adventures, Travel Memoir
Madness! Poor folks that were just there to enjoy the waves and relax! 😦
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Yes, but in China, the wave pools are SO packed, along whit beaches, you can’t even swim, you just stand in the water next to everyone else!
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What a strange and horrible thing to happen, John. We are going to Hungry in early September and I know you were there not long ago and shared a few restaurant posts. If possible, could you share the links here again so we can look those restaurants up?
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Here is the one about ruin bars…my wife says they do stuff on the weekend during the day as well – so it’s lots of cool street food as well as bars – so all ages! – https://johnrieber.com/2019/02/28/budapest-after-dark-tour-their-incredible-ruin-bars-hungary-nightlife-with-a-history/
Here is the the great food hall, where you have to eat at the 2nd floor restaurant and buy lots of Hungarian Paprika! –
https://johnrieber.com/2018/10/28/budapests-great-market-hall-hungarian-goulash-schnitzel-and-spaetzle-paprika-by-the-pound/
And do the nighttime dinner cruise on the Danube – magical –
https://johnrieber.com/2018/10/16/budapest-at-night-the-golden-glow-of-hungarys-history-from-the-danube-river/
Let me know if you want more ideas, happy to share!
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Wow this is crazy! You just never know when something could go wrong. Thanks for sharing, glad no one was fatally injured.
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Yes, while it was a tragic accident, at least no one was killed indeed. Thanks for commenting!
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Thank goodness no one was seriously injured.
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Safety doesn’t seem to be of prime concern there…thanks for reading and commenting!
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Yikes! Maybe they should have chosen a different name for the ride!
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These water parks are always packed to the gills with people – so much so you can barely move when in the pool…yuck
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No thanks! I prefer real ocean beaches!
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A power cut? What a lame excuse. It is lucky that nobody died.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pete, as you know I’ve posted some of the wild attractions in China…very little concern for safety
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Crazy!
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