Article 7230G Tourist zip line failure left man dead and woman injured after falling up to 25 metres, Queensland inquest hears

Tourist zip line failure left man dead and woman injured after falling up to 25 metres, Queensland inquest hears

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Andrew Messenger
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Dean Sanderson died of head and chest injuries and his wife, Shannon, suffered broken ribs and a fractured scapula after falling 20-25 metres to the ground

A man died and his wife was badly injured after a tourist zip line system they were riding on failed because it wasn't anchored tightly enough, a coronial inquest has heard.

Coroner Wayne Pennell held a pre-inquest hearing on Thursday into the death of Dean Sanderson at Jungle Surfing Canopy Tours at Cape Tribulation, in north Queensland on 22 October 2019.

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