The ride operator was assisting a 12-year-old girl onto 'The Bullet' ride when a sudden gust of wind lifted the car into the air, officials said.
A carnival worker hung 30 feet in the air, protecting a young girl after a ride mishap at the Groves Pecan Festival in Groves, Texas, Sunday.
Eric McCauley's video shows the worker dangling from the ride with an open door and a girl inside. After struggling to close the door, the worker successfully secures it with his foot just as the ride descends.Worker seen dangling form ride while trying to help girl during mishap According to Groves City Marshal Norman Reynolds, the ride operator was assisting a 12-year-old girl onto "The Bullet" ride when a sudden gust of wind lifted the car into the air.During this incident, there were two to four children in the ground-level compartments.Storyful contacted the festival for a statement but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
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