Bungee Jump Miracle Escape As Woman Plunges 111 Metres Into Zambezi River At Victoria Falls

It sounds amazing when someone claims to have done a skydive or bungee jump.

When they tell you all about their life-changing event, a bolt of envy runs through you, and you wonder, "Why am I not doing that?" Let me introduce Erin Langworthy to you, my friends.

She made the decision to jump from a bridge at Victoria Falls, 360 feet above the Zambezi river, in 2012 when she was on vacation in Zambia.

And unlike the footage you frequently see on Instagram, where someone neatly falls off a platform into the water below before immediately rebounding back up, Erin continued.

When her rope broke, she fell into the river.

Erin revealed that the day before while joking about dying, she had truly had her ordeal.

She said: "I felt nervous, but never thought anything could go wrong. I was the 105th person to jump that day. I stood on the platform, looked at my ankles, which had been strapped together, and worried aloud that my feet would slip out. Someone said that would be the last thing that happened.”

"Before I jumped I thought, 'What am I doing throwing myself off a perfectly good bridge?'” "But I was caught up in the moment, and simply spread my arms and fell forwards. Everything sped by in a blue-green blur. The rush was amazing.”

"After a few seconds, I felt a jolt across my chest. It seemed as if I slowed down for a second, then sped up. Then I felt hit the water – that's when I realized something had gone wrong."

As it turned out, the rope had broken just at the top. The video that was posted online depicted her leaping over the bridge and the bungee tearing at that same time.

Erin crashed into the water below after dropping roughly 40 meters. Even if it prevented her from falling, the situation wasn't quite done.

She recalled: "The sound of bubbles was so loud. I felt as if I had been slapped all over. My hands had stopped me from hitting the water headfirst and blacking out. My lungs were on fire and I was struggling to breathe.”

"That morning, I had seen crocodiles in the water, but I couldn't think about that.”

"The bungee cord had snapped near the top, so I still had about 30m attached to me, which kept getting caught."

Erin was dragged downstream and at one point became stuck below the water.

But eventually, someone from the bungee company was able to approach her and grab her harness.

She said: "I started coughing up blood and began to worry about internal injuries. I felt exhausted and struggled to process what had happened.”

"I jumped at 5.30 pm and didn't get to the hospital in Victoria Falls until 11 pm. I was put on a ventilator, and needed an ultrasound and to see a lung specialist.”

"They gave me a large dose of antibiotics – the doctors were worried about how much dirty water I had ingested. X-rays showed no broken bones, but my lungs had partially collapsed.”

Adding: "The guys from the bungee company visited me in the hospital. They were very apologetic and astounded I'd survived."

After the incident, Erin called her mother.

She said: "I'd sent her a postcard the day before, saying, "I'm doing a bungee jump tomorrow, so I'll say goodbye… only joking!" which she now keeps on the fridge. She's adamant I'll never do another, but I'm not so sure."