Were ride passengers rescued after dangling upside down?

Ride passengers rescued after dangling upside down, 75 feet up, for half an hour. The oscillating Lumberjack ride at Canada's Wonderland theme park stopped suddenly, in mid-air, on Sunday. Videos posted to social media captured the sounds of passengers crying for help.



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Winter Wonderland confirmed that it will remain closed until its investigation into the incident is complete. The Welsh Ambulance Service said two patients were taken to a local hospital in the Welsh capital.

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