Man left hanging upside down for 30 minutes at Ventura County Fair after bungee jump malfunction
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Firefighters rescued three people who got stuck Wednesday evening on a bungee-jump attraction at the Ventura County Fair, officials said.
Shortly before 8 p.m. on the fair’s opening night, fire crews were called to the fairground, where a 19-year-old man had been dangling upside down 30 feet in the air for about half an hour, according to a dispatcher with the Ventura County Fire Department. Crews rescued him using a ladder.
The two others were rescued from a basket between 90 and 100 feet in the air, where they had been waiting to jump, the Ventura Fire Department said in a statement. The pair were too high to reach with a ladder so crews had to set up a rope system to rappel them down.
No one was injured.
It was not clear what caused the fairgoers to get stuck. A fair representative could not immediately be reached.
The incident comes after several thrill rides at fairs and parks across California were shut down following a fatal ride malfunction in Ohio. State officials have since allowed some to reopen.
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UPDATES:
Aug. 3, 6:00 a.m.: This post was updated with details about the rescue.
This post was originally published Aug. 2 at 11:10 p.m.
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