A terrifying roller coaster rescue is underway in Galveston

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A terrifying roller coaster rescue is underway in Galveston, Texas Thursday. A car became stuck on a vertical track, leaving eight people dangling at the very top of the ride. Firefighters are using a long-ladder truck to reach the riders several stories above the ground. Crews are working to remove each rider from the ride by gently catching them and lowering them into the basket at the end of the ladder, before walking them down an incredibly steep structure to safety

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0 +1 demDU 1 month ago

WOW. I was there on that same ride just a day before this happened.
That's the Pleasure Pier in Galveston.

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1 +1 itrustno1 1 month ago

How does the camera guy in the helicopter know what the rescuers are saying to those people. Cmon.

0 +1 JobyFluorine 1 month ago

@itrustno1 Geezuss, I hate "journalists".

4 +1 QuartPlus8oz 1 month ago

Maintenance contract with Indian owned firm.

0 +1 JobyFluorine 1 month ago

@QuartPlus8oz Yeah, and service performed by meth addicts.

7 +1 LeMeOut 1 month ago

I haven't been on a crack run carnie ride in 30 years for this very reason.

0 +1 JobyFluorine 1 month ago

@LeMeOut Same. You wouldn't catch me dead on any amusement park ride today. Not even the tea cups. There are accidents every year, and people frequently die on poorly maintained rides.

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5 +1 elgringodecuba 1 month ago

Where's the vid of the car falling back ?