A carnival ride operator at the Groves Pecan Festival in Texas was helping a passenger onto a ride when heavy winds launched the ride car into the air.
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A fun outing at a pecan festival in Texas took a scary turn when a gust of wind launched a carnival ride car into the air and left its operator dangling 30 feet above the ground.
The ride operator was helping 12-year-old Juliana Bernal get into one of the cars on The Bullet at the 54th annual Groves Pecan Festival on Sunday afternoon in Groves, Texas, about 90 miles east of Houston near the Louisiana state line, reported KMBT-TV
A strong gust of wind suddenly propelled the car into the air with Juliana inside as the ride operator held onto the door to keep it shut and protect her, the station reported. He managed to do that all while the compartment turned 180 degrees and stalled 30 feet from the ground.
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