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18 Guests Rescued After Zipper Ride Malfunction At California Carnival

Police cordon off the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Swedish authorities on Friday, June 14, 2024, harshly criticized a Stockholm amusement park for insuffient t

Over the weekend, a Zipper ride malfunction at the Conejo Valley Days carnival in Thousand Oaks, Southern California, left 18 guests trapped midair. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) was alerted to the incident around 8:05 p.m. on Sunday night.

The VCFD firefighters swiftly responded to the technical rescue at Conejo Creek Park, where approximately 18 individuals were stuck on the amusement park ride. Fortunately, the firefighters successfully rescued all riders by manually lowering the malfunctioning ride within half an hour.

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