5 killed at Bali resort after elevator plunges down ravine

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Police in Bali are investigating a fatal accident at a high-end resort after an outdoor elevator failed and plummeted into a ravine, killing five people.

The accident occurred at the Ayuterra Resort in Ubud, a town in the uplands of Bali known for its valleys and terraced rice fields.

Video of the incident circulated online showing five people entering the glass elevator, which runs on an inclined track like a funicular. The elevator starts to slowly ascend and moves out of frame until, seconds later, it reappears, racing down the track at a high speed.

The elevators shoots out at the end of the track and falls into the ravine below.

All five people who died were young hotel workers. Their deaths have sparked uproar among local activists who are calling on the tourism industry to prioritize the health and safety of their employees, the Bali Sun reports.

The victims have been identified as Sang Putu Bayu Adi Krisna, 19, Wayan Aries Setiawan, 23, Ni Luh Superningsih, 20, Kadek Hardiyanti, 24, and Kadek Yanti Pradewi, 19.

Two of the workers died at the scene and the other three died after being rushed to a hospital.

The elevator that catastrophically failed was designed to bring staff and guests from the upper levels of the hotel to the resort facilities on a lower level. The glass elevator is known for being an “Instagrammable experience at the hotel,” the Bali Sun reports.

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Ubud police Chief Made Uder told local media that the accident occurred when the cable pulling the elevator snapped. Police are still investigating the circumstances of the tragedy, particularly why there were no secondary safety mechanisms that could have prevented the elevator from crashing through