'Please Don't! I'm Begging You': Tourist Allegedly Forced Into 260-Foot Jump, Then Asked to Do It Again

A tourist appeared to be forced into a 260-foot canyon jump in Dagestan after footage showed her pleading with staff to stop before an instructor appeared to kick her legs and send her over the edge. She survived the plunge and was reportedly asked whether she wanted to do it again, but refused.

The footage, filmed at the Noh'o tourist attraction on the Sulak River, has prompted scrutiny of the staff's conduct and reportedly led to an investigation.

However, Dagestan's tourism ministry and representatives of the attraction have disputed the apparent circumstances, saying the video was staged as promotional content and that the woman had agreed to take part.

Tourist Appears To Be Forced Into 260-Foot Jump

According to footage circulating online, the woman was secured in a harness as instructors attempted to position her at the edge of the platform. She appeared to resist, repeatedly asking to be released. Staff can be heard telling her to calm down as she struggled to move away.

She can be heard saying, 'Please don't throw me like that! Let me go,' before pleading, 'Please... Don't! I'm begging you!'

The footage then appears to show one instructor kicking the backs of her legs, causing them to give way before staff positioned her for the descent. She was then sent over the canyon in the harness.

The jump is a canyon pendulum attraction rather than a conventional bungee jump, with participants secured to safety equipment before being swung out over the drop.

Tourist Asked To Do the Jump Again

The woman survived the plunge and was later brought back to the platform. The Daily Mail reported that a staff member then asked whether she wanted to repeat the experience, prompting her to respond: 'No, no, no! I said no!'

'Her husband filmed his wife being subjected to this nightmare – and laughed,' a witness cited in reports claimed, although the circumstances of his reaction cannot be independently established from the footage alone.

Investigation Reportedly Underway

Reports said the incident prompted scrutiny of the conduct of staff at the Noh'o attraction, with an investigation reportedly underway.

The footage has also revived reports of an earlier allegation involving the attraction. A 41-year-old Moscow woman, identified as Anastasia, previously claimed she was pressured into taking the same 260-foot jump despite wanting to stop. Reports said she was later diagnosed with a spinal cord contusion. No connection between the two incidents has been established.

The video has also been compared with a fatal rope-jumping accident in Brazil earlier this year, in which 21-year-old Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas died after falling from a bridge. Three instructors were later charged with homicide in connection with her death.

Officials Dispute Apparent Forced Jump

The apparent circumstances shown in the footage have been disputed by Dagestan tourism officials and representatives of the attraction.

Dagestan's Ministry for Tourism and Folk Arts said the footage was staged as part of a promotional video and did not reflect a real incident in which a tourist was forced to jump. The ministry said visitors receive instructions on safety and how to behave before using the attraction.

A representative of the attraction also reportedly said the video had been taken out of context, claiming the woman had agreed to take part and that the jump itself was carried out normally. The representative said the footage was intended as promotional content.