US EditionTwo Girls Thrown From Ferris Wheel at Louisiana Festival, Sheriff Says
Two girls under 13 were injured when a Ferris wheel basket tipped at the Harvest Festival, prompting a safety inspection of all rides by the Louisiana State Fire Marshal.
- On Saturday, Nov. 1, Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux said two girls under 13 were thrown from a Ferris wheel at the Harvest Festival on Main Street in New Roads, with both taken to hospitals and one airlifted to Children's Hospital in Baton Rouge.
- Three riders in one Ferris wheel bucket tipped, spilling two girls, while witnesses said the carriage got stuck and sheriff video suggested a mechanical failure, Crescent City Amusements owns the ride.
- Video from the scene shows police and bystanders aiding a girl at the base while the carriage tilted, and Madison Fields said, `I heard like a body, just like something falling, I heard a loud boom`.
- All festival rides were immediately shut down for inspection, and the Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office cleared most attractions except the Ferris wheel and adjacent slide, which remain closed.
- Regulatory context notes that Louisiana state inspection requirements mandate checks each setup, and a 2019 injury study reported roughly 3.7 injuries per 1 million visitors, underscoring safety concerns and rarity.
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Two girls hospitalized with injuries after falling from Ferris wheel at harvest festival
Two girls were rushed to the hospital after falling from a Ferris wheel at a Louisiana Harvest Festival on Friday, authorities said.Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff René Thibodeaux told Fox News Digital that he received a call around noon on Saturday, Nov. 1, from his chief deputy reporting that three girls had been riding the Ferris wheel at the festival in New Roads, Louisiana, when two of them were thrown off the amusement park ride. He said that…
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