5 Times People Lost Their Lives Due To Safety Standards Negligence

A tragic incident occurred in Italy as a 41-year-old woman lost her life after slipping from her safety harness while riding a zipline. Ghizlane Moutahir fell over 60 feet to her death at Fly Emotion Park in Lombardy, Italy, in front of her family members. The zipline adventure was meant to carry riders 750 feet above the scenic landscape at high speeds before coming to a stop. Unfortunately, Moutahir's safety harness failed as she approached the end of the ride, leading to the fatal fall.

Woman Falls To Her Death After Slipping From Safety Harness

Witnesses reported that Moutahir began to struggle towards the end of the zipline, ultimately slipping out of the harness. Despite efforts by paramedics, she died instantly upon impact. Matteo Sanguineti, CEO of Fly Emotion, expressed shock and disbelief over the incident. An investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the tragic accident.

Moutahir's two nieces, who were with her during the ride, filmed the incident while completing the zipline course themselves. The family and the zipline company are cooperating with authorities as they investigate this heartbreaking event.

Tragic incidents resulting from negligence and safety lapses serve as stark reminders of the importance of safety standards. Here are five instances where lives were lost due to preventable mishaps.

5 Times People Lost Lives Due To Negligence In Safety Standards

Woman Falls To Death While Hiking

In April 2024, a tragic incident occurred on Bear Mountain in Sedona, Arizona, where a tourist from California fell 140 feet to her death while hiking with her family. Zaynad Joseph, 40, was on a hike with her 1-year-old child and husband when she fell down a cliff, as reported by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.

Other hikers in the area heard yelling and immediately called 911. One of them ventured down an embankment and found the woman seriously injured but still alive. Unfortunately, despite efforts to save her, she passed away shortly after.

Emergency responders airlifted the child and husband from the mountain, while authorities recovered the mother's body. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation by the sheriff's office.

Woman Dies in Home Birth Attempt After Husband Relied on YouTube Tutorials

 In August last year, a tragic incident unfolded in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, where a 27-year-old woman passed away during childbirth due to severe blood loss. The unfortunate outcome occurred after her husband attempted a home birth using a method he had learned from a YouTube video.

Rathika, the medical officer at the Primary Health Centre (PHC), lodged a complaint with the police regarding the death of Loganayaki, who resided in Puliampatti near Pochampalli. According to police sources, Loganayaki's husband decided to proceed with a home birth when she started experiencing labour pains. The woman was later brought to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in an unconscious state and was declared deceased upon arrival.

In response to these circumstances, the police initiated a case under Section 174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

Woman Died Falling From Cruise Ship in Singapore

In another incident from August 2023, a 64-year-old Indian woman who was reported missing aboard a cruise ship travelling through the Strait of Singapore from Penang was confirmed to be deceased, according to her son.

Initially, the news broke when the woman went missing while on the cruise with her husband, Reeta, and Jakesh Sahani. They were returning to Singapore from Penang aboard the "Spectrum of the Seas" on the final day of their four-day voyage. On that morning, Jakesh, aged 70, woke up to discover his wife was not in their cabin, as reported by The Straits Times.

Concerned, Jakesh searched the ship for his wife and notified the crew when he couldn't find her. It was revealed that the ship's overboard detection systems had detected an object falling overboard as they passed through the Strait of Singapore.

Despite extensive efforts to locate his wife on the large cruise ship, Jakesh was unsuccessful. The ship's crew confirmed that their systems had registered an overboard incident as the vessel traversed the strait.

Woman Swept Away While Taking Selfie with Husband Dies

In July 2023, a distressing video surfaced on social media showing a 27-year-old woman drowning after being hit by a wave while taking a selfie with her husband at Bandstand, Bandra, Mumbai. The tragic incident took place on July 9, as confirmed by police officials.

According to reports, the woman was taking a selfie with her husband on a rock by the sea when a large wave struck, sweeping her away while her husband was rescued by nearby individuals.

Upon receiving the report, the fire brigade and police teams rushed to the scene to search for the woman, identified as Jyoti Sonar. Unfortunately, they were unable to save her despite their efforts. Jyoti Sonar, along with her husband Mukesh Sonar and their children, had visited Bandra Fort, located at Bandra Bandstand, according to the Bandra Police.

Woman Falls Out of Moving Car While Filming Snapchat Video

Another woman in the list, however narrowly escaped death after falling out of a moving car while filming a Snapchat video, according to police reports from September 2020. Authorities in Surrey, England, revealed on Twitter that an unnamed woman had been "hanging out of the car while filming a Snapchat video" along the M25, a major roadway south of London when the incident occurred.

The woman accidentally fell out of the car into a live lane, highlighting the dangers of such risky behaviour. Fortunately, she avoided serious harm, although the incident could have had tragic consequences. The Roads Policing Unit emphasised that the woman's survival was largely due to luck, considering the potentially deadly outcome of falling onto a busy highway.