Nowadays, people have various options for adventure. Some do river rafting, some skydiving, some enjoy adventure games by sitting on a roller coaster. However, sometimes these adventure games also become fatal for people. Recently, something similar happened in Texas, America, the video of which is going viral on social media. Actually, eight students who went on a school trip sat on the roller coaster to enjoy, but little did they know that that adventure would become a disaster for them. He remained hanging at a height of 100 feet for about four hours.
According to reports, the roller coaster suddenly stopped during the climb. In such a situation all the students were trapped. Later, firefighters brought them down safely using special rescue equipment. This incident took place on May 28 at the Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas. According to ABC7 News, the ride has a steep lift hill approximately 100 feet high and it took nearly four hours for rescue teams to bring the students down safely, leaving them stranded at the top for so many hours.
Firefighters had to use the department’s Tower 1 engine and other equipment to reach the students. Galveston Fire Chief Mike Varela Jr. said the students were very nervous after being in the extreme heat for hours and then having to climb down the stairs. In the video also you can see how the students are hanging upside down in the air and efforts are being made to bring them down. This scene is very surprising.
Watch video here
8 people were rescued after being stranded for hours, nearly 100 feet in the air, on a broken roller coaster in Galveston, Texas, on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/9NuAFb1Skh
— Accuweather (@accuweather) May 29, 2026
Stuck at a height of 100 feet for hours
This video has been shared on the social media platform This video of just 22 seconds has been viewed more than 1 lakh 34 thousand times so far, while hundreds of people have liked the video and given various types of reactions.
What did the users say?
One user said, ‘I think this company should be sued for negligence, scariest ride, stressful experience and poor management as well as use of faulty equipment’, while another user wrote, ‘I’m sure they won’t want to ride the roller coaster again’.
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