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Texas Six Flags roller coaster stops mid-ride, 20 riders rescued
By Louis Casiano
Published May 29, 2021
Twenty riders were rescued Saturday from a roller coaster that stopped in the middle of a ride at the Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme park in San Antonio.
The San Antonio Fire Department was called around noon about park guests trapped on a stopped ride, department Public Information Officer Joe Arrington told Fox News. No injuries were reported and crews were "actively removing the customers," he said.
In a statement to FOX affiliate KABB-TV, Jeff Filicko, the marketing and communications manager for the park, said the ‘Poltergeist’ ride stopped around 11:55 a.m. in the middle of the experience.
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"In cooperation with the San Antonio Fire Department, we safely escorted all twenty guests from the ride," he said.
The ride will remain closed while it undergoes a full inspection, Filicko added. The roller coaster was introduced to the park in 1999 and lasts just over one minute, according to the Fiesta Texas website.
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