{"id":25711,"date":"2023-08-28T14:12:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T14:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/?p=25711"},"modified":"2023-08-28T14:12:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T14:12:27","slug":"schoolgirl-dangles-30ft-in-the-air-after-falling-through-crack-on-ferris-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/world-news\/schoolgirl-dangles-30ft-in-the-air-after-falling-through-crack-on-ferris-wheel\/","title":{"rendered":"Schoolgirl dangles 30ft in the air after falling through crack on Ferris wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"
A shocking video has captured the terrifying moment a schoolgirl was left dangling from a Ferris wheel after she lost her footing on the ride.<\/p>\n
The unnamed girl screams in terror as she clung on for dear life to the ride 30ft (9m) in the air.<\/p>\n
In the clip, she was seen holding on with both hands as her legs swung about, while two men climbed up the metal structure to help her.<\/p>\n
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A horrified onlooker was heard shouting: "She is about to fall down", as the men tried to reach her.<\/p>\n
The Ferris wheel \u2013 which is 40ft (12m) high \u2013 <\/span>was still going around at the time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thankfully, she was unhurt after the drama, which was captured in a 16-second video clip, at Mansbal Park, in the Ganderbal district, of Central Kashmir, India. <\/p>\n One witness said: \u201cThere were nearly 15 students enjoying the ride when the girl fell down through a crack of the bucket. She managed to grab the iron bars of the bucket which allowed workers to stop the ride.\u201d<\/p>\n Another bystander claimed the girl lost her balance after the ride appeared to speed up.<\/p>\n Reports say the girl was on a class trip to the circus with 14 other pupils.<\/p>\n An investigation into the incident by local authorities is ongoing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To get more stories from Daily Star delivered straight to your inbox sign up to one of our free newsletters<\/i> here.<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n The news comes after riders of a 200ft rollercoaster were forced to make the perilous climb down to safety after the ride broke down at its highest point.<\/p>\n The Magnum XL-200 rollercoaster came to an unexpected stop at the peak due to a mechanical malfunction on Monday (July 31) at Cedar Point in Ohio, US.<\/p>\n Terrified theme park attendees were forced to evacuate their seats and manoeuvre their way to safety.<\/p>\n It is understood no staff ascended to assist the riders, who were forced to make their won way down with nothing but a thin metal handrail to hold onto.<\/p>\n