A zip line suddenly stopped during operation at an adventure facility in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, at around 3:25 p.m. on Wednesday.
A 9-year-old boy was left hanging, attached to the wire 10 meters up in the air, for an hour until he was eventually rescued by emergency services.
Emergency services respond to a 9-year-old stuck on a zip line. (Yonhap)
Police and Fire Service are looking into the case, suspecting a machinery breakdown.
The following video footage shows the 9-year-old being rescued by emergency services.
By Ahn Sang-yool (
koolsangon@heraldcorp.com)
