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Monday, August 10, 2009 | 
Two dozen stuck on roller coaster in California. Rescue crews are using cherry pickers to remove two dozen people stranded between 40 and 80 feet off the ground on a roller coaster at a Northern California theme park.
Authorities say the riders on Great America Theme Park’s Invertigo Roller Coaster in Santa Clara, Calif. are being lowered one at a time into buckets at the end of aerial ladders. All of the riders are expected to be back on the ground by 5:30 p.m. Monday, about 4 1/2 hours after the roller coaster came to a stop.
Authorities had first reported 32 people were stuck on the ride.
Authorities are blaming the incident on mechanical failure.
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Authorities say the riders on Great America Theme Park’s Invertigo Roller Coaster in Santa Clara, Calif. are being lowered one at a time into buckets at the end of aerial ladders. All of the riders are expected to be back on the ground by 5:30 p.m. Monday, about 4 1/2 hours after the roller coaster came to a stop.
Authorities had first reported 32 people were stuck on the ride.
Authorities are blaming the incident on mechanical failure.
More >>
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