Eight Rescued After Being Stranded on Texas Roller Coaster
Eight people, including students, were rescued after being stuck for hours at the top of a roller coaster nearly 100 feet off the ground at a Texas amusement park. The individuals were suspended in the air for an extended period before being safely brought down.
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8 Are Rescued From Texas Roller Coaster Stuck Almost 100 Feet Off the Ground
The riders waited for about four hours, facing up, on the roller coaster at the Pleasure Pier park in Galveston. There were no injuries, the authorities said.
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Group was unharmed after dangling for almost four hours on ride that malfunctioned at Pleasure Pier in Galveston Eight students were rescued unharmed after dangling for hours at the top of a rollercoaster ride that became stuck in Texas. Pictures and news footage of the incident showed a rollercoaster car stalled at the peak of a huge almost vertical drop on the Iron Shark rollercoaster overlooking the Gulf of Mexico at the Pleasure Pier in Galveston. Continue reading...
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