A popular ride at Long Island’s Adventureland malfunctioned on Friday night, leaving more than a dozen young thrill-seekers dangling in mid-air for hours. The panic began around 7:30 p.m. when the amusement park’s “Wave Twister” attraction ground to a sudden halt, trapping the riders a dizzying 75 feet above the ground. The East Farmingdale Fire Department and a mutual aid company rushed to the scene and are currently working a rescue operation to bring the stranded parkgoers safely back down.
Emergency crews from the West Babylon, East Farmingdale, and Amityville Fire Departments, along with Suffolk County Police, have evacuated the park. As of late Friday evening, all 16 riders - ranging in age from 5 to 40 - had been rescued, and now they have one helluva story to tell their friends.
I wonder what the 40-year-old was doing there...
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Are you ready for July 4th?
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That's not so bad....at least they were right side up.
ReplyDeleteWe used to go to Adventureland when I was a kid, before we moved to Florida. I'm really surprised that Adventureland is still there after almost 50 years from when I was there last.
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