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Bungee jumping is not for the faint-hearted. But Zambia's tourism minister bungee jumps to prove that it's still a safe sport. It comes after an Australian tourist survived a fall when her bungee cord snapped during a leap off Victoria Falls.

Zambia's tourism minister jumped off Africa's Victoria Falls Bridge in an attempt to reassure tourists about bungee safety.

[Given Lubinda, Zambian Tourism Minister]:
"I came to prove that this is a very safe sport. I wouldn't do it if I wasn't sure. I have done it because I am confident it is safe. I didn't want to use any other person as a guinea pig, I decided that the world must use me as a guinea pig and if I wanted to risk my life that means that it is safe. Let everybody come and jump."

An Australian woman survived a terrifying fall.

Her bungee cord snapped during a 364-feet leap off Africa's Victoria Falls Bridge, plunging her into the crocodile-infested Zambezi River below.

Erin Langworthy suffered only cuts and bruises in the fall on New Year's Eve.

She was treated at a nearby clinic before being evacuated to South Africa.

Local radio reports said that Zimbabwean authorities suspended bungee jumping while authorities continued to investigate the incident.