
Located in the northwest of Pattaya, the amusement park offers activities ranging from ziplines to live-round shooting. His plunge was witnessed by friends who were with him at the Changthai Thappraya Safari and Adventure Park. "It was as if someone just beat me up real bad."

"I landed on my left side so the injuries were more serious there," Mike told CNN, recounting how he was left covered in bruises. The bungee rope snapped milliseconds before Mike neared the bottom of his jump, slamming him into the water below. The tourist, who asked to use only his first name Mike to avoid online harassment, took a swan dive off of a 10-storey-high podium in the town of Pattaya while on holiday in January this year.įortunately, the jump was made over a body of water. Get the latest newsletters right to your inbox.Download our app to get alerts to your device.“We’re constantly building on our relationships within the music industry, and making sure the entire music ecosystem (artists, labels, songwriters, publishers and streaming services) are seeing value in our partnerships,” a spokesperson said in a statement.Some thrill seekers describe bungee jumping as a near-death experience, but few come quite as close as one man who managed to survive his cord snapping in Thailand.įootage of the terrifying ordeal went viral this week after the 39-year-old tourist from Hong Kong went public with his story. Music has proven to be a popular feature on Instagram (which is reportedly set to release its own TikTok competitor soon), and deals with music labels would lay important groundwork for any future music-powered features. Though the feature is still a far cry from many of TikTok’s core features, like lip syncing or re-mixing videos, adding music could still help Snapchat compete with its rivals.

The new feature is already rolling out as a test in Australia and New Zealand, and will launch widely in the fall, according to a Snap spokesperson.


The company has already struck deals with a handful of labels, including Warner Music Group and Universal Music Publishing Group, which will let the company access their catalogs. With the update, users will be able to add songs to their snaps either before or after they begin shooting. The app is working on an update that will allow users to add music to their snaps, the company revealed. Snapchat will soon get a little more like Instagram and TikTok.
