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| Quick-thinking theme park rescuers save falling US teenager | Quick-thinking theme park rescuers save falling US teenager |
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| Visitors to a New York theme park have dramatically rescued a terrified teenaged girl who spent more than a minute dangling 7.5m (25ft) in the air from a chair lift. | Visitors to a New York theme park have dramatically rescued a terrified teenaged girl who spent more than a minute dangling 7.5m (25ft) in the air from a chair lift. |
| Witness Loren Lent told the BBC that a group of bystanders had formed a circle and caught the girl as she fell. | Witness Loren Lent told the BBC that a group of bystanders had formed a circle and caught the girl as she fell. |
| Mr Lent said the teenager would have been killed or seriously injured but for their quick thinking. | Mr Lent said the teenager would have been killed or seriously injured but for their quick thinking. |
| He said it was not clear why the girl was so eager to escape the chair lift. | He said it was not clear why the girl was so eager to escape the chair lift. |
| "I have no idea," he said. "She may have panicked, she may have had a seizure or she may have been terrified by bees that were known to have been in the area. | "I have no idea," he said. "She may have panicked, she may have had a seizure or she may have been terrified by bees that were known to have been in the area. |
| "All I can say though is that the actions of these people prevented what could have been a very nasty accident." | |
| One of the catchers is reported by local media to have hurt his back during the operation on Saturday, in which rescuers had to persuade the 14-year-old to let go of the chair lift and drop into their arms. | One of the catchers is reported by local media to have hurt his back during the operation on Saturday, in which rescuers had to persuade the 14-year-old to let go of the chair lift and drop into their arms. |