Swiss village fears plan for towering bungee jump
Plans for the world's highest bungee jumping platform on a Swiss cliff top are under threat from residents who fear their village could earn a reputation as "death valley". An outdoor adventure company has proposed the attraction, saying it would lure thrill-seeking hedonists, allowing them to drop 250 metres from the Isenfluh cliff in the Lauterbrunnen Valley in southern Switzerland.
Plans for the world's highest bungee jumping platform on a Swiss cliff top are under threat from residents who fear their village could earn a reputation as "death valley".
The company claims the plan will attract thousands of extra tourists to the area every year.
If it went ahead, the Isenfluh cliff jump would be higher than the viewing platform of London's Shard building and overtake Switzerland's main bungee jumping attraction, the 220 metre jump at the Verzasca Dam near Locarno, which featured in the 1995 James Bond film Goldeneye.
It would also be the highest jump in the world after the legendary 321 metre Royal Gorge suspension bridge in Colorado in the United States was closed indefinitely last month after devastating fires in the area.
The Swiss regional council has appealed against the plan, saying it feared it would result in too many accidents, even deaths.