Chinese Tourist Dies While Zip-lining in Thailand

A Chinese tourist broke her neck and died while sliding on a zip-line in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, police said Tuesday. The 32-year-old woman was sliding down a 600-meter (2,000-feet) zip-line on Sunday when a worker failed to grab her during a maneuver to stop her from traveling further, police Col. Adun Somnuk said. She then hit another person in front, he said. The staff rushed her to a hospital where they told doctors only that she had passed out while zip-lining, Adun...

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