A young woman from Australia has carried through a horrifying bungee cord fall from Victoria Falls Bridge at 364 feet flinging herself into the crocodile-infested Zambezi River below.

Erin Langworthy the 22 year old woman suffered from cuts, As she said it was a lucky that she carried through the rapids below the bridge, which borders Zambia and Zimbabwe.

"It felt like I had been slapped all over," the 22-year-old from Perth told Australia's Channel Nine television. 

Langworthy had to dive under the water to unravel the rope bound around her feet as she entered the rapids. 

she said  "I actually had to swim down and yank the bungee cord out of whatever it was caught on to make it to the surface," 

After unbinding her feet she managed to swim to the river bank on the Zimbabwe side to await assistance. 

"Yes, I think it's definitely a miracle that I survived,"

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

A Zambian minister sought to reassure tourists about bungee safety but said the issue would be discussed with the operator. 

"The bungee has proven to be a very viable operation considering that more than 50,000 tourists jump on it every year. It has been in operation for 10 years. 

Minister Lubinda said "It was the first time I heard about the incident.Infact the chances of occuring such kind of incidents may be one in 50,000 jumps.