Watch: Two women almost plunge 6,300 feet at Sulak Canyon as cliff’s swing breaks 

Inachilling video, which hasgone viral on social media,two womencan be seenplunging off the top of a 6,300-feet-highcliff in Russiaafter the swing breaks in which they wereriding.

One of the chains of thecliff swing snapped, sending the women down the cliff. The incident occurred atSulak Canyon in Russia’s Dagestan region.

However, the women escaped with minor bruises and scratches,as their fallwasinterrupted by a wooden panel located just beyond the cliff edge,a Daily Mail report said.

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Prompt action by the onlookers and relatives inliftingthe women up proved fruitful in saving their lives.The local policearealso investigating the incident,as per media reports.

The local authorities are also looking to remove the swings, which were built and operated without proper safety standards.

The Sulak Canyonin Russiais around620 metres deeper than the Tara River Canyon in Europe and over63 meters deeper than the Grand Canyon in the UnitedStates.