Crews rescued riders stuck on the Iron Shark roller coaster at Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas. Initial images showed seven people remaining on the ride as a crane and rescue crews removed riders from the train car. Video reviewed from a live camera indicated the ride stopped at 5:21 p.m. The Iron Shark roller coaster is the tallest on the pier and features a 100-foot vertical lift hill. The amusement park was closed during the rescue operation. The Galveston Fire Department’s Tower 1 engine was positioned on the pier to provide space for first responders. Pleasure Pier and Galveston authorities were contacted for additional information.
"Initial images showed seven people still on the ride as a crane with rescue crews removed riders from the train car. SkyEye13 showed riders being rescued from a stopped roller coaster at Galveston's Pleasure Pier on Thursday afternoon. Eyewitness News reviewed video from our live camera in Galveston and found that the ride stopped at 5:21 p.m."
"The roller coaster on the pier, Iron Shark, is the tallest and has a 100-foot vertical lift hill. SkyEye13 showed riders being rescued from a stopped roller coaster at Galveston's Pleasure Pier on Thursday afternoon. Initial images showed seven people still on the ride as a crane with rescue crews removed riders from the train car."
"SkyEye13 showed that the amusement park was closed during the rescue operation. Galveston Fire Department's Tower 1 engine occupied space on the pier to allow first responders to conduct the rescue. Eyewitness News has reached out to Pleasure Pier and Galveston authorities for more information and is awaiting a response."
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