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Video footage from Aug. 10 shows a woman dangling from a ferris wheel
A heroic bystander emerged from the crowd, climbed the ride and helped the woman to safety
Last week, four guests at a music festival in England were left hanging upside down for 20 minutes
Harrowing footage captured at an Indian park shows a woman dangling from a ferris wheel.
The original video, posted on Instagram on Aug. 10, appears to show the woman after falling out of a ride vehicle. The woman grasps onto the bottom of a blue cabin as the wheel continues to spin. At the beginning of the clip, she is brought closer to the ground, but the ride quickly changed directions.
Out of the crowd, a heroic bystander emerged.
A man in a red shirt and white pants quickly climbed the metal bars of the ride and managed to get on top of the adjacent car. In a video obtained by PEOPLE, the man is seen grabbing onto the woman’s arm and supporting her as she slides into a pink cabin underneath her.
The woman then slips safely into the pink car below her.
According to the Associated Press, witnesses saw the woman lose her balance while on the ride at Meena Bazaar in Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. The ride’s safety and regulatory compliance is currently under investigation, per the outlet.
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Woman dangles from ferris wheel in India.
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Last week, at least four Boardmasters music festival guests in Cornwall, England were left stuck hanging upside down on a ride as it broke down for 20 minutes on Aug. 7. The Apollo 13, a traveling ride, briefly lost power in the early hours on Thursday.
“At 1 a.m. on Thursday morning, one of the attractions temporarily lost power. As a safety precaution, the ride automatically halted with people on board,” a Boardmasters spokesperson said.
According to the ride’s Facebook page, the Apollo 13 travels to fairs, festivals and other events across the United Kingdom. The ride first debuted in 2024 and it is about 180 feet tall and seats eight passengers.
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“At no point were guests in any danger,” the Boardmasters spokesperson said, per the Daily Mail. “The ride has since undergone a full safety check and resumed normal operation.”
A spokesperson for Boardmasters festival and the Apollo 13 ride did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Aug. 10.
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