When visiting Thailand most people are told to check out ‘Flight of the Gibbon’.

It’s a zipline adventure that takes you on a tour through the treetops of the Thai rainforest.

While these tours are usually safe, one of them went horribly wrong when a Canadian tourist fell to his death after a zipline cable snapped.

The BBC reports that “the 25-year-old man was on holiday with his girlfriend”.

The cable gave way soon after he was released from the start of the zipline course on Saturday, local media report.

…Earlier reports suggested that the man fell 100m (328ft) from the zipline. However, police now say he fell from a height of 12m.

He is then said to have tumbled down a hill, a source told the BBC.

Flight of the Gibbon’s zipline course is in Mae Kampong village, Chiang Mai. It’s about 5km long with 33 different platforms, making it one of the longest in Asia.

Check out the zipline experience here:

Flight of the Gibbon will remain closed until police have concluded their investigation.

[source:bbc]