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A dozen people were rescued from a carnival ride in California when the attraction malfunctioned in midair.
Napa city firefighter Nick Rizzo said the ride, known as The Rampage, suddenly stopped working while operating at the Napa Town and Country Fair on Saturday night, according to theNapa Valley Register.
All 12 riders were “successfully” removed from the ride, according to a post on theNapa Fire DepartmentFacebook page. No injuries were reported.
“They just left us swirling up there and they didn’t tell us like we were broke down,” the teen explained. “We kinda figured it out when the security guard showed up.”
The Napa Valley Exposition, which organizes the fair, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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The Rampage got stuck amid its final ride of the night, theRegisterreported. Passengers on the ride were reportedly between the ages of 8 and 20.
It took under 30 minutes for crews to retrieve all 12 fairgoers from the ride, theRegisterreported. Rizzo said firefighters used a 70-foot truck ladder to reach the people stuck in the air.
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Degraw and his friend Emery Land were among the riders who suddenly found themselves stuck on The Rampage. The pair said they battled the cold while waiting to be rescued: Land was only wearing a “thin” jacket, and Degraw wasn’t wearing one at all.
An on-site manager claimed this is believed to be the first time The Rampage has broken down while operating at the fair, Rizzo said, according to theRegister.
Helm & Sons Amusements did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
However, Oakley said he feels “very comfortable” with Helm & Sons Amusements, calling them “a great company” with “a great safety record.”
“All their protocols worked,” he explained. “Everything they were supposed to do was done in the way they were supposed to do it.”
The Rampage was closed Sunday “out of an abundance of caution,” Oakley said, per theRegister.
source: people.com
