{"id":240163,"date":"2023-11-02T14:23:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=240163"},"modified":"2023-11-02T14:23:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:23:44","slug":"fairground-horror-as-girl-11-is-left-hanging-from-ferris-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/fairground-horror-as-girl-11-is-left-hanging-from-ferris-wheel\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairground horror as girl, 11, is left hanging from Ferris wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Fairground horror as girl, 11, is left hanging from Ferris wheel when seat flips up, before finally losing her grip in front of screaming crowd and smashing through stall<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>An 11-year-old girl was seen hanging from a Ferris wheel at a Brazil fairground<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She fell seven metres after her hand slipped, and slammed into a metal structure<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The safety lock on her sear seemingly unlatched while it was going round\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An 11-year-old girl was left hanging from a Ferris wheel after an alleged malfunction caused her to fall from her seat.<\/p>\n<p>The terror unfolded when a safety lock on the seat she and her friend were on was said to have unlatched while the ride, at a fairground in Rio Preto da Eva, Brazil, was going around.<\/p>\n<p>The suspected fault caused the seat to flip, prompting the girl and her 13-year-old pal to tumble out.<\/p>\n<p>The girl plummeted more than seven metres and hit the ground with a thud, while the younger girl managed to grab on with her hands.<\/p>\n<p>Footage filmed by fairgoers shows how she is left dangling high above the ground as people below look on in horror.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/13\/77319517-12702399-image-a-319_1698930696955.jpg\" height=\"831\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The young girl held on for dear life as the Ferris wheel kept on spinning at the fairground in\u00a0Rio Preto da Eva, Brazil<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/13\/77319515-12702399-image-a-320_1698930704718.jpg\" height=\"897\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She was dangling seven metres above the ground after her seat malfunctioned<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/13\/77319519-12702399-image-a-321_1698930712908.jpg\" height=\"883\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She was seen hitting a structure apparently made from metal during her dangerous fall<\/p>\n<p>As the ride creaks along, she eventually loses her grip and drops to the ground as high-pitched shrieks are heard.<\/p>\n<p>She can be seen hitting a structure apparently made from metal during her descent on the night of October 31.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The other girl&#8217;s dad, Raimundo Claudinei, was on another seat with his younger daughter when the malfunction happened.<\/p>\n<p>He told local media: &#8216;We had taken about five turns on the wheel, and I realised something was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s when I looked and saw my daughter already hanging upside down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/13\/77319513-12702399-The_gathered_crowd_shrieked_as_the_11_year_old_girl_fell_from_he-m-337_1698931180141.jpg\" height=\"711\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The gathered crowd shrieked as the 11-year-old girl fell from her malfunctioning seat<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/13\/77319509-12702399-image-m-338_1698931191630.jpg\" height=\"669\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The girls&#8217; families are planning on taking legal action in response to the nearly-fatal incident<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And when I looked again, she was already hanging and fell. As I was holding my seven-year-old daughter, I didn&#8217;t know what I could do.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>After the girls&#8217; plunges, paramedics gave the pair first aid at the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both were then taken to a local hospital before being transferred to a larger facility in Manaus about 35 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>The older girl was still in hospital with injuries to her pelvic area.<\/p>\n<p>Her family said she was still awaiting tests.<\/p>\n<p>The younger girl has already been discharged.<\/p>\n<p>Raimundo recalled how the Ferris wheel felt extremely unsafe, with only a piece of rope separating riders from a terrifying drop.<\/p>\n<p>The amusement park has since been closed by the authorities and the incident has been reported to the police.<\/p>\n<p>Raimundo said he plans to sue the venue when his daughter is recovered.<\/p>\n<p>He told local media: &#8216;I&#8217;ll wait for her to come home and then take appropriate action along with the competent authorities.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The younger girl&#8217;s family also plans to take legal action, local media report.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12702399\/Fairground-horror-girl-11-left-hanging-Ferris-wheel-seat-flips-finally-losing-grip-screaming-crowd-smashing-stall.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fairground horror as girl, 11, is left hanging from Ferris wheel when seat flips up, before finally losing her grip in front of screaming crowd and smashing through stall An&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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