Crews working to rescue people stranded on stuck roller coaster at Galveston’s Pleasure Pier
Roller coaster rescue (KPRC 2)
GALVESTON, Texas – Rescue crews are working to bring down several riders aboard a roller coaster that got stuck on Galveston’s Pleasure Pier.
Sky 2 Chopper flew over the scene and captured emergency crews working to free and bring down the riders.
It is unclear what led to this malfunction or if anyone has been injured in this.
The roller coaster is the Iron Shark roller coaster. The Galveston Fire Department is working to rescue the riders. We were told there were eight total riders aboard the roller coaster when it got stuck.
The rescue process involves getting each rider into a safety harness before bringing them down the tower truck.
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