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Fred Onyango

A tourist couple plummeted 80 feet when their zipline ‘just gave way’ — experts say one detail made the fatal disaster ‘inevitable’

A court case in Australia just revealed that sometimes you need to be careful when sourcing the services of an extreme sports company. The case centers on an incident in Brisbane, Australia, on Oct. 19, 2019, where Dean Anson Sanderson lost his life and his wife, Sharon Anderson, was seriously injured after a zipline failure.

The company, Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours, has been permanently closed since the fatal incident. The case has been in deliberation until recently, when the court heard experts on whether the incident was caused by bad fortune or negligence.

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