--- title: Backpacker Wearing GoPro Falls Off Suspension Bridge: Video description: When the group tries to cross the bridge, a cable snaps and the hikers fall into the water 25 feet below. canonical: https://time.com/4068082/backpacker-gopro-bridge-fall/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-09T16:59:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:25:49.406Z og:title: Backpacker Wearing GoPro Falls Off Suspension Bridge og:description: If you have a fear of heights, beware og:url: https://time.com/4068082/backpacker-gopro-bridge-fall/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Backpacker Wearing GoPro Falls Off Suspension Bridge twitter:description: If you have a fear of heights, beware twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Backpacker Falls Off Suspension Bridge in Terrifying GoPro Video > Sponsored content. 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The video was filmed on the Hopuruahine bridge, according to [The Guardian.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/oct/09/new-zealand-suspension-bridge-snaps-as-hikers-cross-video) The bridge is part of the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk, a hiking track in Te Urewera National Park on the North Island of New Zealand. YouTube user [Adrien Whistle](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCbNIjGcUuWcvbbRBAN0aQ) posted the video on Monday. He states in the caption that the bridge was designed to carry a maximum of 10 people. 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