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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
James Holt & Abigail Nicholson

Boy at Gulliver's World almost hit by pirate ship ride

This is the moment a little boy was almost hit by a pirate ship ride in Gulliver's World after climbing over a fence.

The footage was recorded on a mobile phone by Andy Moore, who was waiting in the queue with his child when he saw the boy playing in a gated area. The footage shows the boy playing in one of the theme park's wooden cannons by the ship as it swings backwards and forwards.

The boy then stands up and tried to go beneath the giant swinging boat packed full of passengers. As the ride swings back down, he backs away slightly before a man jumps over the fence to grab him.

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Shocked onlookers shouted "there's a kid" before gasping and yelling in terror as the boy walked even closer to the Pirate Ship ride. It is thought the incident happened at around 3pm on July, 11.

Andy told the Manchester Evening News the ride closed for a short while after the incident.

He said: "I was stood in line with my young child and we were taking pics of each ride we went on, when this child climbed the fence and ran towards the ride. He spent a while playing on the cannons while the pirate ship was in full swing.

"The staff member hadn’t seen at first but the queueing crowd had. The parent of the child was nowhere to be seen at first.

The footage shows the boy playing in one of the theme park's wooden cannons by the ship as it sings backwards and forwards (Andy Moore)

"Then the staff member saw what everyone was shouting at and stopped the ride. The child got very close to it and didn’t appear to realise the danger that was involved.

"A member of the public on the other side jumped over the fence to grab the child. I couldn’t as I didn’t want to leave my young child alone."

He added: "Thankfully there were no injuries. But clearly it's an issue when a young child of that age can easily climb the fence and enter the ride area. It could have been a lot worse."

Craig Clewes, resort director at Gulliver’s World, said: “We are aware of an incident in one of the ride enclosures at Gulliver’s World. Our staff responded quickly and followed our safety and reporting procedures.

“The safety of our customers and staff remains our number one priority.”

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