Vice Chairman of Yen Minh District People’s Committee, Nguyen Dinh Duan, said that they have issued a temporary ban on swimming activities at the Du Gia Waterfall, also known as the Ba Tien Fall, in Tham Luong Village from July 14 until further notice.
"Tour and accommodation service providers and tourists have been asked to strictly comply with the regulation," the official said. "Tour guides and owners of lodging facilities will be punished if their guests swim at the waterfall."
The move came after a tourist, a 24-year-old male visitor who came from Phu Tho Province, drowned while swimming at the waterfall on July 12.
Du Gia Waterfall has become a popular destination to many visitors, particularly foreigners thanks to its beauty. The waterfall has no management, but local authorities have warned of the dangers of such potentially perilous activities.
A clip showing a foreign couple embracing each other and performing consecutive somersaults three times from the top of eight-metre-high waterfall was recently shared on social networks. Many people said that it is too risky, while others have hailed the couple for their skills.