On Sunday, July 2, 2023, a ride broke down in Wisconsin in the United States. Results, the passengers remained several hours upside down.
Carousel accidents are not that rare and always very impressive. Last May, a 4-year-old boy was seriously injured at the Foire du Trône in Paris. A few months earlier, a young girl died after being ejected from a merry-go-round. The attraction with the most casualties is the roller coaster. “It is the behavior of users and human failures that are the primary source of accidents on attractions”declared the Senate in 2007. In this new incident, it is about a technical breakdown.
This Sunday, July 2, several passengers were victims of a breakdown in a merry-go-round. The accident took place in Wisconsin in the United States, in a carnival. Indeed, a thrill ride at the Forest County Festival in Grandon is broke down in the middle of the loop. As a result, eight people were trapped in the stationary wagons, the head upside down. “Our service has never experienced a situation like this,” said a firefighter. It took several hours to free the passengers.
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The wait was long. To free the passengers stuck in the merry-go-round, the firefighters had to mobilize special equipment, in particular a large scale truck and a platform. A deployment that was not fast. Indeed, the first passenger to have been able to be extricated from the merry-go-round was rescued after two o’clock. The last after three hours. After all the passengers got out, they were taken care of by the emergency medical services and a passenger was hospitalized. An investigation has been opened.
For information, staying upside down for long hours can be dangerous for your health. The best, headaches can be felt. But the situation can become more serious and cause rupture of a blood vesselwhich may cause cerebral edema. In the worst case, asphyxiation may appear due to the weight of the organs on the lungs. Prolonged upside down position can also cause vision problems such as glaucoma. In 2009, a man died of asphyxiation after being stuck upside down in a cave in Utah for 28 hours.
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