A tourist dies after his paraglider malfunctions during a flight over Son Tra Peninsula in Danang City on July 8. Photo by Danang Police.
Vice Chairwoman of the city’s People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi had issued a directive assigning the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to work with other agencies to intensify inspections of adventure tourism businesses.
Facilities, equipment and warning signs must be regularly checked, maintained and upgraded. Inspectors were told to suspend operations that do not comply with regulations and strictly handle safety violations.
Local authorities in wards, communes and special zones were also directed to frequently update information on adventure tourism products in their areas.
The move follows a July 8 incident in which a 36-year-old tourist from HCM City died when his paraglider malfunctioned during a flight over Son Tra Peninsula. The flight was operated by Tropical Forest Company.
Investigators said the glider went down over the Bai Nam area of the peninsula, causing the tourist to fall into the forest near the coast, where he later died.
