A mother and daughter were rescued from a carnival ride just outside of Daytona Beach, Florida on October 4. One woman watched the incident for over 10 minutes, fearing that the woman would lose her grip and fall at any minute.
Sherri Pinkerton and her daughter Gracie were dangling 35 feet above the ground from the carnival’s “Crazy Bus” ride. Sherri grabbed hold of her daughter for as long as she could, but eventually she was unable to maintain her grip on the ride while holding Gracie. She eventually let go and Gracie started clutching at her shirt.
Fearing that they would both fall to their death, Sherri pried her daughter’s grip loose, allowing her to fall to the ground where several other carnival-goers were there to catch her. Sherri continued to hang on for dear life until firefighters came and rescued her with a ladder. There were six other children still inside the ride when she was rescued.
Sherri and Gracie were exiting the ride when it suddenly lifted off the ground, forcing the two to hang on to the side of the ride. Currently, it is uncertain whether the incident was due to a malfunction in the ride or an error by the operator.
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