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Homemade bungee jump ends in tragedy as woman, 21, plunges 50ft into rocks to her death in German quarry

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Hallowell, W. (2026, October 12). Homemade bungee jump ends in tragedy as woman, 21, plunges 50ft into rocks to her death in German quarry. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16201869/Homemade-bungee-jump-tragedy-woman-dead-Germany.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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A 21-year-old woman died after a homemade bungee jumping device failed during an attempt at a former quarry in Warstein, Germany, around 5:15 pm on Saturday. She fell approximately 50 feet before hitting a rock face, despite resuscitation efforts by paramedics at the scene. Police ruled out foul play and classified it as a tragic accident; other climbers in the group were unharmed but received counseling following the incident.

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A 21-year-old woman died after her homemade bungee jumping device failed in a former quarry near Warstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on Saturday around 5:15 PM. She fell about 50 feet (15 meters) and hit rocks below when the equipment malfunctioned while she was with four or five other climbers. Despite emergency responders' efforts to resuscitate her, she died at the scene. Initially thought to be a climbing accident, police later clarified that the incident involved a homemade highline—a double rope setup for bungee jumping—which failed due to improper installation. The woman from Aschersleben was part of an informal group attempting risky recreational activities in an abandoned quarry.

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A young woman has died after she plunged 50ft and hit a rock face in Germany after her homemade bungee jumping device failed. asserted

device → die → Germany

Paramedics rushed to the scene after the 21-year-old fell from a former quarry in Warstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, at around 5.15pm on Saturday. asserted

old → rush → Saturday

Despite resuscitation attempts she died at the scene of what police initially assumed was a 'tragic' climbing accident and there is no evidence of foul play. asserted

police → die → play

According to local reports, the young woman, from Aschersleben, was with four or five other climbers when they scaled the quarry on Saturday. uncertain

they → accord → Saturday

Police had initially said the 21-year-old fell while climbing up the quarry however a spokesman later clarified that she died after jumping off the clifftop. asserted

she → say → clifftop

The woman plummeted 50ft before she hit a rock face after using a homemade device which failed. asserted

which → plummet → device

Pictured: The rock face in the Hillenberg climbing area, a former quarry, from which a 21-year-old female climber fell 15 meters on Saturday Police described the device as a highline, which is a double rope stretched from one rock face to another across a clearing and is usually secured with special anchor points. asserted

which → picture → points

The homemade bungee cord is understood to have been attached to the highline. asserted

cord → understand → highline

Police spokesman Daniel Grossert told WDR: 'According to current findings, there is no indication of foul play. uncertain

Grossert → tell → play

We are currently classifying this as a tragic accident.' asserted

We → classify → accident

He later said: 'She didn't fall into the depths, but hit a rock face during the jump.' asserted

She → say → jump

Police also said a 34-year-old man had landed safely after jumping before the 21-year-old woman. asserted

man → say → woman

The rest of the group were unharmed but required counselling from fire department chaplains following the incident. asserted

rest → require → incident

It has been reported that they only know each other casually and occasionally go on climbing trips together. asserted

they → report → trips

Homemade bungee jump ends in tragedy as woman, 21, plunges 50ft into rocks to her death in German quarry

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