"Heart-Stopping Moment: Zipline Adventurer Stranded 150 Feet in the Air as High Winds Halt Her Ride"

THIS is the terrifying moment a tourist is left dangling around 150ft above a river after high winds bring her zipline ride to a horrifying halt.

The thrill-seeker is seen flailing in panic as she hangs helplessly above the Yellow River in north-western China.

This is the terrifying moment a tourist is left dangling 150ft high as her zipline comes to a halt Credit: AsiaWire The thrill-seeker is seen flailing in panic as she hangs helplessly Credit: AsiaWire

Shocking footage shows the woman suspended in mid-air as tiny parachutes designed to slow her descent flap violently around her.

She became stranded on the single-cable zipline after the sudden change in wind direction left her ride grinding to a terrifying stop.

The panicked tourist is seen frantically kicking her legs and thrashing in mid-air as panic visibly sets in, seemingly overwhelmed by the sheer drop beneath her.

From the rider’s angle and the height shown in the footage, she appears to be suspended around 150ft above the water.

The heart-stopping ordeal unfolded at the Shapotou Scenic Area in Zhongwei, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on August 7.

The attraction, known as the Fei Huang Teng Da single-cable zipline, carries visitors across the Yellow River.

Operator China Travel Ningxia Shapotou Cableway Amusement Co Ltd said the tourist became stuck at around 3.52pm after the wind suddenly changed direction.

The company said she was left hanging in the air for around one minute before staff sprang into action.

Workers manually adjusted the steel cable and instructed the frightened tourist to change her riding position.

The desperate intervention allowed the zipline to start moving again and carry her safely to the end of the ride.

Staff then comforted the shaken tourist, explained what had happened and apologised for the terrifying stoppage.

She reportedly accepted that the sudden halt had been caused by the dramatic change in wind direction.

The operator has now vowed to overhaul its arrangements according to real-time conditions.

It also promised to ramp up emergency-response training for staff operating the Yellow River zipline.

Earlier, Shapotou Scenic Area staff had warned that factors including a visitor’s weight and weather conditions could cause the zipline to temporarily stop during a descent.

The footage has since sparked furious and horrified reactions online.

One viewer wrote: “My legs are shaking just looking at the screen. One minute up there feels like an absolute century.”

Another questioned why visitors were not screened before riding, saying: “If the park already knows that being lightweight causes people to get stuck, why aren’t they proactively forcing everyone onto a scale before they buy a ticket?”

A third commenter suggested a stark warning should be displayed before visitors take the plunge, writing: “If you are thin or if it’s windy, you might become a human pendulum.”