Catherine Rusoff
Emergency crews in Oregon rescued 28 people on Friday after they were trapped for about half an hour hanging upside down in a century-old amusement park.
Portland Fire and Rescue said on social platform X that firefighters worked with engineers in Oaks Park to manually lower the ride, but crews were prepared to perform a high-angle rope rescue if necessary. All pilots were being evacuated and medically evaluated, and there were no reports of injuries.
One rider with a pre-existing medical condition was taken to a hospital for further evaluation as a precaution, Oaks Amusement Park said in a statement posted on social media. Doctors released all other passengers.
Pilot Daniel Allen said KION, CBS News affiliate that the ordeal was “just crazy.”
“My whole bladder hurts. I was holding back vomit. My legs are killing me,” Allen said.
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The ride, called AtmosFEAR, works like a pendulum, with the ability to swing riders completely upside down. Jordan Harding, another passenger on the trip, told KION that people were “praying to God, screaming for their lives, vomiting, passing out” as they waited for help.
“The ride got bigger, the kids got stuck on the ride and were left hanging,” Lavina Waters, a witness to the incident, told KION. “And someone came in and said ‘Hey, the kids are stuck on the ride’ and I looked up and sure enough, they were stuck on the ride.”
When the ride stopped, park staff immediately called 911 and emergency personnel arrived about 25 minutes later, the park statement said. Park maintenance workers were able to return the ride to its unloading position within minutes of first responders arriving.
Portland Fire said about 30 people were on board. The amusement park’s statement said there were 28 passengers. KION also reported 28 pilots.
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The ride has been in operation since 2021 and has not had any previous incidents, the park said. It will remain closed until further notice. Jon Harrell, spokesman for Portland Fire and Rescue, told KION that crews are familiar with the attraction.
“I know that our high and high rope rescue team has specifically trained this past year on this ride and the release of individuals from this ride,” he said.
The park said it would work with the attraction’s manufacturer and state inspectors to determine the cause of the outage.
“We want to express our deepest gratitude to the first responders and our team for taking immediate action, leading to a positive outcome today, and to the rest of the park visitors who quickly followed instructions to vacate the park and make way for emergency crews. to meet the situation,” he stated.
Oaks Park opened in 1905. Its website says it offers a “unique blend of modern thrills and turn-of-the-century Portland charm in a halfway house that has enchanted generations of Northwest residents.”
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