Portland Park's Atmosfear ride leaves thrill-seekers dangling

28 people experienced an unlucky ride on a carousel in an amusement park in Portland, Oregon. One of the devices malfunctioned and suddenly stopped when the users were in the worst possible position.

The amusement carousel Atmosfear in Oaks Park, Portland, suddenly stopped as the passengers hung upside down in their seats.

This phase of the machine's operation at the amusement park is meant to last only a moment, with the rotating seats quickly returning to their normal position. This time, however, thrill-seekers had to endure the uncomfortable situation for about half an hour.

The carousel malfunction occurred on Friday afternoon. Seats on the carousel were almost completely sold out. Interestingly, it happened after a maintenance break, after which it was supposed to work flawlessly.

According to the "New York Post," participants of the ill-fated ride they were feared for their lives. Although their ordeal lasted only half an hour, it felt like an eternity for them. "I didn’t think I was going to live to see it right now," said one of the women who went through this experience.

People waited for intervention, hanging upside down the entire time. Park engineers, unable to find the cause of the malfunction and a quick solution, called for the fire department's help.

According to representatives from the local fire department, the device was manually lowered around 3:25 PM ET, and all passengers were safely escorted. One person with pre-existing conditions was taken to a local hospital "out of an abundance of caution," Oaks Park management in Portland stated.

Source: "New York Post"