Video shows camels run loose at Ohio amusement park: ‘Everyone’s jumping in the pens’

SANDUSKY, Ohio ( WJW ) – Video shows a wild surprise for some who visited Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio Tuesday.

Justin Garcia, who was at the park with his family, captured the video above showing two camels outside their home at the park’s petting zoo.

One camel appears to get spooked and jumps a few times close to some of the park guests.

“That dude almost died!” Garcia can be heard saying of one visitor who just managed to slip around the camel as it lunged toward him.

Garcia said he’d just gotten off a ride when they saw the camels.

“Everybody is jumping in the pens over there!” Garcia says after visitors appear to take shelter behind a fenced-off area.

It’s not yet clear how the camels managed to get their short-lived taste of freedom.

Here’s what Cedar Point had to say about it:

“Last night, the camels decided to take an unplanned stroll just outside their home at The Barnyard,” said Cedar Point’s Tony Clark. “We’re looking into how they made it to the midway.”

No one was hurt, according to Clark.

“We were almost trampled by two massive mammals,” Garcia said. “We put some space in between us and watched the aftermath of what could have been a very dangerous situation.”

Video below shows the camels back in their habitat:

The Barnyard is located along Frontier Trail in Cedar Point. There are several farm animals, including cows, sheep, goats, piglets, donkeys and more.

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