Wisconsin Probes How 8 Roller-Coaster Riders Became Trapped Upside Down for Hours

Wisconsin Probes How 8 Roller-Coaster Riders Became Trapped Upside Down for Hours
Eight people are trapped upside down on a roller coaster—some of them for more than three hours—at a festival in Crandon, Wis., on July 2, 2023, in a still from video. Scott Brass/TMX via AP
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CRANDON, Wis.—State officials are investigating how eight people became trapped upside down on a roller coaster—some of them for more than three hours—at a festival in Wisconsin.

The roller coaster’s cars got stuck near the top of a loop around 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Crandon International Offroad Raceway. Rescue workers arrived to find eight passengers hanging upside down from their safety harnesses. Firefighters used ladder trucks to reach them, securing each one before releasing their over-the-shoulder safety bars, the Crandon Fire Department said.