Australian diving champion Rhiannon Iffland has captured attention for her recent visit to Area 47, an adventure park which is home to Europe’s fastest waterslide. Located in Austria, the slide can reach speeds of up to 80 km/h but is restricted for women due to safety concerns over high-pressure water that could lead to serious injuries. Despite these warnings, Iffland ignored the gender-specific restrictions on extreme rides, took the plunge and shared the exhilarating moment on her Instagram. Her actions sparked a debate online, with some questioning safety protocols, while others admiring her courage.
The video features the seven-time Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series champion preparing to go down the controversial waterslide. In the footage, she even added the text stating, “Apparently women are not supposed to do this slide,” before going down the slide. Sharing the video, Iffland wrote, “Here for a good time not a long time. Another YOLO moment.”
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Reacting to Rhiannon Iffland’s video, a user wrote, “No women allowed- unless you are a cliff diver because then you are used to it.”
Another shared, “Always prove they’re wrong.”
“I’m not a doctor but the force of the water going internally can do significant damage. Also why the recommend girls wear wetsuit bottoms when they waterski,” a comment read.
One more added, “I got the worst enema on that slide bahhaha you are brave girl.”
Meanwhile, Rhiannon Iffland in an interview with news.com.au said, “It was never my intent to mock the safety regulations of this waterslide. A person’s safety is paramount and I am constantly weighing up any danger with my job. To suggest otherwise is wrong.”
In another incident, a family vacation in Spain took a tragic turn, when a mother of two experienced a shocking incident on the VertiGo slide at Aqualandia water park in Benidorm. Despite following safety instructions to close her legs, she suffered an 8cm internal tear from the slide’s high water pressure. Monu Bhagat, unaware of the danger, was the first among her family members to try the slide.
Speaking to The Sun, the woman said, “I’ve been on these types of slides before so I knew what I was doing. As I went down I felt a tight pull and to start with I thought I had a wedgie, but as I got out of the pool blood started pouring down my legs. My daughter saw the blood and she was so scared. I knew that it couldn’t be my period but I tried to stay calm and not panic the children. The pain was unbearable and I couldn’t stop crying. The doctor said it wasn’t a small tear and she would stay with me so I wasn’t on my own.”
At the same park, a British tourist narrowly escaped a life-threatening injury when he fractured two neck bones and injured his spinal cord after going down headfirst in the slide.
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