Ocean City Ride Traps 12-Plus Riders Upside Down for 5 to 7 Minutes
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 8
Ocean City Ride Traps 12-Plus Riders Upside Down for 5 to 7 Minutes
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 8
Summary
More than a dozen people were left hanging upside down on Playland's Castaway Cove's Wipe Out ride in Ocean City, New Jersey, after it malfunctioned the day after July 4.
Charlotte Hacker and Emilia Gordon, both 13, said they were suspended for five to seven minutes, feared passing out and worried the lap bars might open as blood rushed to their heads.
Operators eventually restarted the ride, but it kept running before passengers were let off a few minutes later; the cause of the stoppage and any injuries remain unclear.
The girls said the ride stayed open afterward and the park offered ticket refunds, which they said did not adequately address the ordeal.