Who spotted crack in roller coaster?

Jeremy Wagner took a video of a giant crack he discovered in a support beam of the Fury 325 giga roller coaster at the Carowinds Amusement Park in Charlotte on Friday — but when he rushed to alert workers inside the park of the dangerous discovery, they were slow to react.



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Jeremy Wagner, a patron of the park, said he was the one who took the viral video of the crack while his kids were on the ride. The Fury 325 is a two-passenger roller coaster that reaches 325 feet of height and has a 81-degree drop, according to Carowinds.

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