Another roller coaster incident, stuck when passengers reversed

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Wednesday July 5, 2023 3:00 p.m. WIB





Roller coaster illustration. (Reuters/Mike Segar)

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Vehicle Russian mountains has recently been in the spotlight after numerous incidents in several countries. Recently, this even happened again, where the roller coaster got stuck while carrying passengers.

The incident where the roller coaster got stuck at the Forest County Festival in Crandon, Wisconsin, USA was quite scary because it stopped while upside down, so that the passengers’ heads were down.

This incident lasted for hours. These stuck roller coasters were damaged and caused panic among visitors to the exhibition.

“There was a mechanical failure on the roller coaster that caused it to become stuck in the upright position. The ride was recently inspected by the State of Wisconsin here on site,” said Fire Capt. Brennan Cook, as the reported CNNWednesday (5/7).

A video that has gone viral on social media shows the action of a rescuer climbing the side of the roller coaster called Fireball. The passengers were seen waiting for help in a head-down position.

An off-duty firefighter was at the scene and informed the Crandon Fire Department of the possibility of assisting with the rescue.

Special equipment and rescue teams were called in to help unload passengers because the roller coaster was stuck at a height. During the rescue, passengers waited 45 minutes for a ladder truck with a 31-meter platform to arrive.

Firefighters from three towns came to help the Crandon Fire Department rescue roller coaster passengers.

The first passengers rescued from the roller coaster arrived on the ground at 3:20 p.m. local time, about two hours after emergency crews were dispatched. Meanwhile, the last rescued passenger arrived on the ground at 5:01 p.m. local time, more than three hours after the roller coaster stalled.

Following the stuck roller coaster incident, nine passengers received emergency medical treatment, while another passenger was taken by ambulance to Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital.

To save the roller coaster passengers, ten fire trucks, nine ambulances and 50 people from three governments were mobilized to help.

The incident comes just two days after a viral video showed cracks in the pillars supporting the roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Due to the crack, the roller coaster was closed for inspection and repairs.

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