Boat flips on Shoot the Rapids at Cedar Point

[Bastille]

Up to 10 people may have suffered injuries Friday evening when Cedar Point's Shoot the Rapids ride experienced a serious malfunction, according to multiple witnesses at the scene.

Sometime around 6:30 p.m., a Shoot the Rapids boat was ascending the first lift hill when the ride malfunctioned, sending the boat backwards and into the entry chute, witnesses said. The entry chute is hemmed in by concrete, and the chute itself is filled with water.

Witnesses said the boat either flipped on its side or upside down — details on that are still unconfirmed. Bystanders rushed into the water to turn the boat upright, witnesses said.

Full article here, via Screamscape.

Wow, this had the potential to be really awful, its great that people nearby responded so quickly and everyone seems to have made it out okay.

 

[tomahawk]

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