{"id":20969,"date":"2026-05-26T07:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/two-austrian-tourists-die-after-suspension-bridge-collapses-at-indonesian-waterfall\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T07:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:21:13","slug":"two-austrian-tourists-die-after-suspension-bridge-collapses-at-indonesian-waterfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/two-austrian-tourists-die-after-suspension-bridge-collapses-at-indonesian-waterfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Austrian tourists die after suspension bridge collapses at Indonesian waterfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>JAKARTA\/BANGKOK, May 26 &mdash; Two Austrian tourists have died in an accident on the Indonesian island of Flores, German Press Agency (dpa) reported.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities said on Monday the two holidaymakers fell from a suspension bridge leading through the jungle to the Cunca Wulang waterfall. The area is a popular tourist destination about a two-hour drive from the tourist resort of Labuan Bajo.<\/p>\n<p>The bodies of the 55-year-old man and the 57-year-old woman were recovered on Sunday from a river below the bridge, according to the head of the local search and rescue agency, Fathur Rahman.<\/p>\n<p>The couple&rsquo;s tour guide told the website Hey Bali News that parts of the bridge had suddenly given way.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They were walking side by side, smiling warmly towards the camera,&rdquo; the guide reportedly told reporters. &ldquo;Suddenly, I heard a very loud sound of breaking wood, like a large tree branch falling.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Within seconds, several planks of the bridge had collapsed, sending the holidaymakers plunging some 20 metres. Photos published in local media showed a large hole in the suspension bridge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Suspension bridges in remote areas of Indonesia are often built from local materials and not inspected regularly, the report on Hey Bali News said.<\/p>\n<p>Fatal accidents at remote natural attractions are not uncommon in Indonesia. In December, four members of a family of six from Spain lost their lives when their boat capsized off Flores. &mdash; Bernama-dpa<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Two Austrian tourists die after suspension bridge collapses at Indonesian waterfall<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JAKARTA\/BANGKOK, May 26 &mdash; Two Austrian tourists have died in an accident on the Indonesian island of Flores, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. The authorities said on Monday the two holidaymakers fell from a suspension bridge leading through the jungle to the Cunca Wulang waterfall. The area is a popular tourist destination about a two-hour&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/two-austrian-tourists-die-after-suspension-bridge-collapses-at-indonesian-waterfall\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Two Austrian tourists die after suspension bridge collapses at Indonesian waterfall&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20970,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}