Bamboo bridge snaps, kills two

Bamboo bridge snaps, kills two

BANGLI, Bali: A 40-centimeter wide bamboo bridge stretching
over a dry river at Siladan village in Bangli regency in Bali
suddenly snapped, killing two people who were crossing it.

Villagers said the bridge collapsed at around 7 p.m. on Monday
when the victims, identified as I Wayan Dira, 50, and I Wayan
Rawi, 52, were crossing the bridge, plunging them to their deaths
25 meters down on the dry riverbed.

Local police said the rescue team had a lot of difficulty
evacuating the victims due to the near perpendicular nature of
the ravine.

When the rescue team arrived at the bottom, the victim's flash
light was still on. Dira was found dead but Rawi, a father of
three, died while being lifted out of the ravine.--Antara