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Mountain climbs and glass bridge walks are tourist activities that come with risk.Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/Getty Images/MediaProduction/Getty Images
A glass bridge panel in Indonesia broke on October 25, killing a tourist.
Risky tourist attractions like mountain climbing and underwater cave diving have caused deaths, too.
A glass panel fell from a suspended glass bridge in Indonesia on October 25, killing a tourist, Insider reported.
The popular tourist attraction in the Limpakuwus Pine Forest was 32 feet above the ground and authorities accused the construction company that made it of using thin glass that wasn't tested for safety, per the article.
In the past, other glass bridges around the world have caused safety concerns as well. In May 2021, wind shattered glass panels on a bridge in China, leaving a man stranded on the structure.
But walking across glass bridges isn't the only daring activity people might do while traveling. Here are the activities that can be dangerous — and even deadly — for tourists.
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Limited oxygen, altitude sickness, and overcrowded trails can make mountain climbing a risky activity.
Hikers walk to Everest Base Camp during Everest Base Camp trekking in Nepal.Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/Getty Images
Skiing and snowboarding can cause avalanches.
Crested Butte ski patroller Jason Holton skies through the remnants of an avalanche bomb in January 2017.Helen H. Richardson/Getty Images
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Underwater cave diving can be risky due in part to a lack of natural light.
Underwater cave diving is a risky activity.Michael Zeigler/Getty Images
Earlier this year, a submersible got lost on an expedition to the sunken Titanic.
A submarine on a coral reef.Getty Images
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Tourists can soon travel to outer space, but they could be taking a health risk.
A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launches from Texas in March 2022.Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
White water rafting is a popular activity, but river currents can be dangerous.
White water rafters struggle in the Arkansas River.RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images