Eight riders left dangling atop 100-foot roller coaster for over three hours at Texas amusement park

Eight riders were near dangling adjacent the apical of a towering roller coaster for much than 3 hours earlier firefighters rescued them 1 by 1 astatine a Texas amusement park, officials said.

The Galveston Police Department said authorities responded astir 5:35 p.m. Thursday to Pleasure Pier successful Galveston, wherever the Iron Shark roller coaster malfunctioned.

Officials said 8 radical were aboard the thrust erstwhile it became stuck.

The Galveston Fire Department utilized a ladder motortruck to region the stranded passengers 1 by 1 utilizing information harnesses, a process that took astir 3 and a fractional hours to complete.

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The Iron Shark roller coaster malfunctioned during its archetypal ascent, leaving 8 riders stranded precocious supra the pier. (FOX 26 Houston)

The malfunction was captured unrecorded by section tv stations, showing passengers stranded adjacent the apical of the ride’s 100-foot vertical assistance hill.

The Houston Independent School District confirmed that immoderate of the riders were students participating successful a tract travel organized by Energized for STEM Academy Middle School and Energized for STEM Academy High School, 2 HISD in-district charter schools, FOX 26 Houston reported.

"We are grateful that each students, staff, and chaperones are safe. School medication is successful nonstop interaction with the families of each students who were connected the trip. We are thankful for the rescue efforts of the archetypal responders and parkland personnel," the territory said successful a statement.

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Firefighters utilized a ladder motortruck and information harnesses to rescue passengers 1 by 1 from the stalled roller coaster. (FOX 26 Houston)

Officials person not said what caused the thrust to malfunction.

"The thrust experienced a malfunction astatine its archetypal ascent," Pleasure Pier COO Terry Turney said successful a statement. "However, arsenic designed, it instantly stopped to support everyone safe."

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Eight passengers were stranded adjacent the apical of the Iron Shark roller coaster for much than 3 hours aft the thrust malfunctioned astatine Galveston’s Pleasure Pier. (Galveston Fire Department)

"Our absorption instantly shifted to the information of our guests," Turney continued. "Therefore, we contacted the Fire Department to assist, ensuring each guests were safely removed from the ride."

Turney said the thrust volition acquisition a thorough inspection earlier returning to service.