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This is the terrifying moment two women plunged off the top of a 6,300ft cliff in Russia while playing on a swing that overhangs the precipice.
The pair were taking a ride on the swing over Sulak Canyon in the Russian Republic of Dagestan, on the Caspian Sea, when one of its chains snapped.
That caused the swing seat to tip over at the moment the two women were heading towards the cliff edge, ejecting them over the steep cliffs.
Fortunately, their lives were saved by a small wooden platform located just beyond the cliff edge which broke their fall.
Rather than plunging to their deaths, the pair sustained only bruises and scratches before their shocked relatives hauled them back to safety.
Police are now investigating the safety of several canyon swings which have been built near Zubutli village, where this accident took place.