An attraction broke down Thursday in a park in Texas, leaving eight people stranded vertically 30 meters high.
Eight people were rescued Thursday, May 28 after being stranded for several hours at an attraction at the Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas, local media reported. The incident occurred on the roller coaster.Iron Shark“, whose vertical rise reaches around thirty meters. The ride came to a halt as it neared its climax, leaving passengers hanging vertically.
Images of the rescue show the intervention of firefighters, who evacuated the trapped people using a cherry picker. The Landry’s Inc group, owner of the site, indicated to the ABC7 channel that a malfunction was at the origin of the incident, while specifying that the security system had worked as expected. HAS”Our priority immediately shifted to the safety of our visitors.“, assured the company in a press release, adding that a complete inspection of the attraction would be carried out before its return to service.
