GREENSBORO, N.C. — GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A fair worker who was trying to fix a broken Ferris wheel in North Carolina fell from the ride and suffered minor injuries.
Cellphone video posted on WHAS11 showed the worker climbing up the Ferris wheel after one of the gondola cars began to tilt out of its normal position Friday night. The television station reported that two young boys were inside the stuck gondola car.
“I thought to pray to Jesus and to call for help,” one of the boys said. “We flew back, and that's when I hit my head, when we flew back.”
When the worker dislodged the car, he lost his balance and fell, banging his body on the ride.
The Central Carolina Fair in Greensboro said in a statement Saturday that the worker was taken to a hospital. He was later released.
Both kids are okay and the ride was inspected by state officials and approved for future use.
Associated Press
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