Two mishaps at iFly skydive facility in a day

Two men, both in their 20s, suffered arm injuries having gone simulated skydiving at iFly Singapore.

Both dislocated their shoulders after being blown up by the strong wind in the indoor skydive tunnel, reported Lianhe Wanbao.

As a result, the Sentosa attraction - the first such facility in Asia - had to be shut for about 3 hours last Friday afternoon.

The two incidents happened just 30 minutes apart from each other.

The first incident involved a 27-year-old man who was fine after flying the wind tunnel for the first 45 seconds.

On his second flight, he complained of a shoulder ache. Staff then took him to the conference room to rest.

He admitted afterwards that he had an old shoulder injury which he did not declare at the start.

The second patron was a 20-year-old man, who likewise, did not have any problems on his first try but had dislocated his shoulder on the second attempt.

When the asked if he exercised regularly, iFly staff found that he suffered back injuries. A spokesperson for the adventure sport company said the man also did not declare his injuries beforehand.

The two men were sent to a hospital for checks. They were both discharged that same day.

A iFly spokesperson said it followed standard procedures and reported the incidents to the police.

After a 3-hour downtime, it subsequently resumed operations after getting clearance from the authorities.

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