Tourist has lucky escape in Thailand as bungee rope snaps

The tourist, identified only as Mike, went bungee jumping at the Changthai Thappraya Safari and Adventure Park.

He jumped off a 10-story-high podium, and the video shows him falling into the lake after the rope snapped while he was a few meters above the water.

He blacked out briefly before regaining consciousness and swimming out of the water with the help of park employees.

He was rushed to a local hospital.

Mike told CNN: "It was really high and so I closed my eyes. I planned to open my eyes again when I bounced back up. I realized the cord had snapped when I opened my eyes and I was surrounded by water."

Mike said he also had a lung infection and was hospitalized for three days after returning to Hong Kong.

His medical bills of around HK$50,000 ($6,369) were covered by travel insurance.

He said the park offered him only HK$2,300, HK$1,800 for medical fees and a HK$500 refund of the jump fee.

He has written a complaint to the park and the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

Located in the northwest of Pattaya, the amusement park offers various activities like ziplines to live-round shooting.