This footage was filmed and produced 10 March 2024.

The video shows Civil Defence and Piedecuesta firefighters saving father and daughter trapped on a zip line at 300 meters height in Colombia. They successfully brought them to safety.

This is the moment a father and his daughter are rescued from a zipline nearly 1,000 feet off the ground. The incident took place in Piedecuesta, a city in the Santander department of north-eastern Colombia. The authorities said the rescue took place at a height of 300 metres (984 feet).

The footage shows a rescuer making his way along the zipline to the 32-year-old man and his 14-year-old daughter, who have not been named, after they became trapped high above the trees after the device malfunctioned.
The video then shows two rescuers setting up a secondary pulley, with the images then showing the father and son being pulled to safety. A second piece of footage shows part of the rescue with audio.
Newsflash obtained a statement from the Piedecuesta Mayor's Office on 11th March saying: "Heroic rescue operation: Civil Defence and Piedecuesta Firefighters save father and daughter trapped on a zip line at 300 metres high. Deploying all necessary resources to ensure the safety of the trapped people, they successfully brought them to safety."
The mayor's office also reportedly said that it or look into building roads in the area.