A rescue story from New Mexico at an amusement park
@Deepizzaguy (122379)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
July 26, 2021 4:47pm CST
It is a good thing that I do not go to amusement parks anymore since I cannot afford to enter one of them much less find one in my area.
This rescue story comes from Western Playland Amusement Park in Sunland Park New Mexico on Saturday evening.
Eight teens were trapped inside of their seats inside of a roller coaster ride that was stuck on the tracks 30 feet above the ground for a period of two hours which must have felt like an eternity for them.
Thanks to the cooperation of the West Valley firefighters and the Sunland Park firefighters, they used a fire truck ladder to rescue the eight teens safely to the ground one rider at a time of course.
All of the teens who were rescued are grateful that they are safe and sound after a malfunction aboard the El Bandido roller coaster ride.
No one was injured in the dramatic rescue which is a relief for everyone involved.
The cause of the malfunction is under investigation by the authorities.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
27 Jul 21
@Deepizzaguy
I hope they find out exactly what the malfunction is and so glad that they were rescued. That must have been very scary for them.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul 21
I know if I was in their shoes, I would be scared too.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Jul 21
@Hannihar I am sure that they were praying for help since being trapped on a ride for a long time can be stressful.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
28 Jul 21
@Deepizzaguy
I wonder what was going through their minds while they were in that situation.
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@LindaOHio (222986)
• United States
27 Jul 21
I don't trust these rides anymore; and I wouldn't ride on a roller coaster anyway! I'm glad the teens are safe.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul 21
I get scared of roller coasters after I saw one of the Final Destination movies.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 Jul 21
@LindaOHio I agree with you.
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@LindaOHio (222986)
• United States
28 Jul 21
@Deepizzaguy Too high and too fast for me!
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul 21
I get scared riding roller coasters myself after a local amusement in New Orleans closed around 1980.
@allen0187 (59826)
• Philippines
26 Jul 21
These are the things that make me rethink going on rides like this. Good thing they were rescued but two hours hanging 30 feet above the ground is a long time. Agree with you, must have felt like an eternity for those teens.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul 21
@allen0187 Same here since I cannot take rides on roller coasters due to health reasons.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul 21
Roller coaster rides can be scary when a malfunction happens. I am happy not to even think of going to an amusement park anymore.
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
27 Jul 21
Glad non one is injured.. hope they will find out the reason for the malfunction
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul 21
Same here since I have not been to an amusement park in about 30 years.
@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul 21
I know what you mean since I would be praying for endurance to be rescued.
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@rebelann (117284)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Jul 21
Wow, I live pretty close to that area and oddly enough I didn't see anything about this in this mornings news on Bing.
Those teens are lucky we weren't getting triple digit temperatures.
I've never been to that park and now I know I'll never go there.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Jul 21
Sane here since I get scared just riding on a roller coaster ride due to the drop from the top to the bottom of the tracks can cause me to feel sick.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul 21
I agree with you on this matter.
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@Deepizzaguy (122379)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul 21
I agree with you since being trapped in a roller coaster ride is scary.
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