Filmed by a drone, five youths jumped off the NRL viaduct. The practice is attracting more and more young people, but is also causing a growing number of rescue operations on Reunion Island. High diving is not without its dangers.
LH with EA • Posted Nov 6, 2022 6:36pm, Updated Nov 6, 2022 8:26pm
The video quickly went viral on social media. A thrill seeker posted video of cliff jumping from the New Coastal Route’s Great Viaduct this Sunday, November 6th.
With 4 other people he jumped from the structure, up to 30 meters above the sea viaduct to their drop zone.
Barely online, the video has garnered many reactions, including heavy criticism. “But educate this gang of the unconscious” reads the Facebook page “Against shark fishing in Réunion”.
Access to the New Coastal Road viaduct is prohibited for pedestrians and bicycles. More than thirty surveillance cameras are installed along the road to ensure safety on this route.
Cameras not enough to alert the CRGT, no alarm and no report from the patrols either. In the event of the presence of a pedestrian on the NRL, the CRGT alerts the police who come to question the person.
The viaduct of the new coast road • ©Henri Claude Elma
Forbidden, the practice is above all very dangerous. Injury, drowning or encountering a shark in this particular case, the risks are many.
The French Diving Federation limits the height to 28 meters, beyond which he considers the risks too great. With a jump of about thirty meters, the impact speed is almost 90 km/h.
Yesterday, Saturday November 5, the SDIS called for caution after a 27-year-old man was rescued in Saint-Benoit. The man, first revived and then transported in a state of absolute emergency, would have jumped off the bridge over the Marsouins River. Transported to CHU North, he did not survive. The emergency services are increasingly asked to intervene in this type of intervention.