CNN —Festivalgoers got more of an adventure than they bargained for Sunday when a roller coaster ride got stuck at a fair in Wisconsin, leaving them hanging upside down for hours.
Eight passengers were left suspended when a mechanical failure stalled the ride at the Forest County Festival in Crandon, Wisconsin, the Crandon Fire Department said.
Emergency personnel work to remove people from a stuck roller coaster in Crandon, Wisconsin, on July 2.
Emergency personnel stand by as eight people are removed from a stuck roller coaster in Crandon, Wisconsin.
The ordeal came two days after a father spotted a crack in a steel support pillar at the top of a roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Persons:
CNN — Festivalgoers, Brennan Cook, WJFW, ” Erica Kostichka, Kostichka, ” Cook
Organizations:
CNN, Crandon Fire Department, Antigo, EMS, WAOW, Fire Department, Firefighters
Locations:
Wisconsin, Forest, Crandon , Wisconsin, Charlotte , North Carolina, Rhinelander