Slingshot ride snaps with couple on board
A couple in France were nearly flung to their deaths when the Slingshot ride they were on snapped and left them dangling in a cage for an hour.
A young woman broke her leg when the elastic holding the large metal ball broke and flicked the unbalanced ball up into the air over the launch pad at Luna Park on the pleasure island of Cap d'Agde last weekend.
The pair was stuck in their predicament for an hour until they were rescued by firefighters, Herault reports.
The woman was hospitalised but there are no reports of injuries for her partner.
Fair managers assured investigators it was the first time this type of accident had occurred but a forensic expert Public Security police of Agde was sent to inspect the ride.
The fairground can be a lot of fun, but there are times when the fun can be taken away in a snap.
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