Video footage has captured the terrifying moment a schoolgirl dangled 60ft in the air after she fell out of the pod of a Ferris wheel.
The 13-year-old could be seen hanging from the structure as people watched on in horror.
Tthe incident reportedly took place on December 4 in the village where the young girl lives in Rekehti, Pradesh State, in India.
As operators turned the wheel to try and get the girl to safety, she was forced to support her weight by grabbing onto the metal frame.
It is not clear why she fell out of the pod, but footage showed it was nearer the highest point when the ride stopped.
To get the young girl down, operators needed to move the girl even higher as the wheel could only travel in one direction.
Instructions were shouted at the girl from operators below and she can be seen readjusting her position so that her legs and arms are both resting on the metal frame.
As the wheel started to descend and pick up pace, the little girl could be seen hanging on for dear life as she was temporarily held upside down.
Pictured: The girl, 13, could be seen hanging from the structure as people watched on in horror
It is not clear why the girl fell out of the pod, but footage showed it was nearer the highest point when the ride stopped
Thankfully, operators were ready to catch the girl when she made it to the bottom of the wheel.
According to The Sun, the girl reportedly fell from her pod after a sudden jolt during the Ferris wheel ride.
Local officials confirmed the young girl was unharmed in the incident but operators did not have the correct permits for the ride.
An investigation is now underway into hoe the ride was able to operate at the fun fair.
It comes after terrified riders were trapped on a rollercoaster at a major California theme park for three hours last month after it broke down mid-cycle.
The Sol Spin ride at Knott’s Berry Farm was brought to a screeching halt at around 2pm on Monday, with thrill seekers being left to dangle until the were evacuated at 4:30pm.
A total of 22 people were stuck in mid-air. While some were left on their side, no one was left upside down.
Footage from ABC7 news choppers showed technical crew from the 102-year-old theme park being lifted in cranes to repair the broken ride at around 3:30pm.
Two female riders were taken to hospital ‘out of an abundance of caution’, a spokesperson told the LA Times.
The Sol Spin ride at Knott’s Berry Farm was brought to a screeching halt at around 2pm on November 19
A total of 22 people were stuck in mid-air. While some were left on their side, no one was left upside down
Eventually, everyone was evacuated – though two women were hospitalised
KTLA reported that several people were seen limping away, while at least one was seen being carried out in a wheelchair.
The Sol Spin ride is made up of six swinging arms that go as high as six stories, and rotate 360 degrees.
According to local media, it opened in 2017 and was made by the Dutch company Mondial Rides.
Knott’s Berry Farm says on its website that the ‘thrilling ride is one for the brave.’
It comes just months after a man claimed in a lawsuit to have suffered a horrific spinal injury that left him quadriplegic after he got on his ‘first roller coaster ride’ at a well-known South Carolina amusement park.
Kul Sannyashi rode the ‘Swamp Fox’ coaster at Family Kingdom Amusement Park in Myrtle Beach in July 2021, when the alleged incident took place.
His wife, Gangia Adhikari, filed a lawsuit against the ‘biggest seaside amusement park’ on Thursday, suing for negligence and ultra hazardous activity. She is seeking unspecified financial damages.
Sannyashi, who also filed a lawsuit against the park, rode the 2,640-foot coaster that can reach a maximum speed of 75mph. He sustained ‘an acute injury to his spinal cord’ that made him quadriplegic, the lawsuit said.
The Swamp Fox, originally known as the ‘Red Devil,’ started running May 1966, and is one of the few wooden roller coasters left in the US.
