{"id":7458,"date":"2026-07-01T10:46:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/teenage-boys-plunged-150ft-to-their-deaths-in-bungee-jump-horror-as-parents-watched\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:46:05","slug":"teenage-boys-plunged-150ft-to-their-deaths-in-bungee-jump-horror-as-parents-watched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/teenage-boys-plunged-150ft-to-their-deaths-in-bungee-jump-horror-as-parents-watched\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage boys plunged 150ft to their deaths in bungee jump horror as parents watched"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_3cfac8\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The shocking incident occurred due to a decision made by the attraction&#8217;s owners on the Grand Strand in the North Myrtle Beach\/Atlantic Beach area in South Carolina.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37371447\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Catapult slingshot cage closeup with blue sky\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37371447.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Catapult-slingshot-cage-closeup-with-blue-sky.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37371447.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Catapult-slingshot-cage-closeup-with-blue-sky.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37371447.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Catapult-slingshot-cage-closeup-with-blue-sky.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37371447.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Catapult-slingshot-cage-closeup-with-blue-sky.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The Beach Bungee featured a 175 foot tall steel archway which allowed visiting jumpers to be raised in a cage \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Beach Bungee featured a 175 foot tall steel archway which allowed visiting jumpers to be raised in a cage <cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\/iStockphoto\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images\/iStockphoto)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two teenagers fell to their deaths while they were bungee jumping as the parents of one of them watched in horror.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The shocking incident occurred due to a <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/crime\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">decision made by the Beach Bungee attraction&#8217;s owners <\/a>on the Grand Strand in the North Myrtle Beach\/Atlantic Beach area of South Carolina in the<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One of the boys involved in the tragedy was 17-year-old Zachary Steinke, while the other was &#8220;bungee jump master&#8221; and Beach Bungee employee, Michael Nash, 19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The attraction featured a 175-foot-tall archway which raised visitors in a cage, similar to a lift.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The two teenagers were lifted to around 150 to 160 feet inside the steel jump cage, completely unaware the original chain-driven lifting system was broken.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">This was as the owners of Beach Bungee decided to replace the faulty system with a makeshift commercial shrimping which was used alongside a wire rope, instead of opting for a like-for-like replacement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The system that was installed was not fit for purpose, leading to the shocking double death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The evening of the incident, on August 10, 1993, was particularly wet and rainy, leading to reduced visibility as the cage was lifted into the sky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The wire rope was unable to handle the load and, after being strained, it snapped, <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/news\/world-news\/teenage-boys-horror-bungee-cage-37320189\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">reports the Irish Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">As a result, the cage plummeted 150 feet to the ground, leaving both Zachary and Michael with unsurvivable impact injuries. Zachary&#8217;s parents were among the crowd watching on as the tragedy unfolded, looking in horror as their son fell to his death before reportedly attempting CPR.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After the tragedy, a legal battle ensued. John Kassel, representing the families, explained in a post on the Kassel McVey site how the cable came to snap: &#8220;Without relieving the tension the cable would eventually fail and break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The scenario is well understood and actually has a name: two-blocking. Unfortunately, the bungee jump winch system had no safety devices of any kind. The system two-blocked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The cable ripped apart. The cage fell to the ground. Both boys were killed in front of a crowd of people, including the parents of one of the boys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He continued: &#8220;I was a young lawyer. I tried the case against the owners and the shrimper in federal court. One issue was to find individual liability and not simply get a verdict against a defunct corporation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kassel was successful. In 1995, the families of the victims won a $12 million judgment against the individual owners of Beach Bungee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The court ruled the owners could be held personally liable because they bypassed safety systems by installing the faulty shrimping winch in a bid to avoid losing summer tourist business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But Kassel wasn\u2019t done. He said: &#8220;I tried a second case in state court against the South Carolina Department of Labor, the responsible regulatory agency. There, a major hurdle was overcoming multiple immunities enjoyed by the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We received a $2 million verdict. The verdict was affirmed on appeal to the South Carolina Supreme Court. I became close to the families of both boys.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/bungee-jump-teenagers-death-south-37371272\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shocking incident occurred due to a decision made by the attraction&#8217;s owners on the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0_Catapult-slingshot-cage-closeup-with-blue-sky.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}