California horror as terrified funfair guests dangle in the air for 30 minutes when ride malfunctions

Carnival goers were left terrified as they were stuck dangling in the air at a funfair in California . Riders of the Zipper amusement were stuck after it malfunctioned at the Conejo Valley Days carnival in Thousand Oaks in Southern California.

In a post on Facebook , the Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) described the incident. They were alerted to the malfunction at 8:05 p.m. on Sunday night.

They said: "Sunday night, VCFD firefighters responded to a technical rescue at the Conejo Creek Park as approximately 18 people were trapped on an amusement park ride. Firefighters were able to successfully rescue all riders, by manually lowering the amusement ride."

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The rescue took around 30 minutes, authorities revealed. First responders were at the scene for 35 minutes.

No injuries were reported as a result of the incident. Carnival operators Kastl Amusements confirmed to Fox News Digital that the incident indeed occurred.

Kastl Amusements owner Kay Kastl said that the malfunction began at 7:45pm. She revealed: "The computer control system on the Zipper ride detected an anomaly and stopped the ride's operation as it was designed to do.

"The passengers remained safely secured, were not upside down, and were in no danger at any time. The ride operators began to unload the ride's 12 vehicles in accordance with the manufacturer's recommended procedure.

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"The evacuation procedure, while seemingly slow, is carefully designed to maintain the balance of the ride vehicles and keeps the passengers safe at all times."

She added: "All passengers were unloaded safely by ride staff with no reported injuries."

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