Police in Indonesia say a suspension bridge that collapsed near the resort town of Labuan Bajo, killing two Austrian tourists, was in a severely deteriorated condition, with rotting wooden supports, loose planks and heavily damaged safety nets.
"The majority of the footboards were already unstable, lifted or detached from the structure," West Manggarai district police chief Christian Kadang was quoted as saying by news site Kompas.com after investigators inspected the bridge at the Cunca Wulang Waterfall tourist site.
He said safety nets along both sides of the bridge were up to 90 per cent damaged or missing.
