Man hanging upside down rescued from bungee ride

Thursday, August 3, 2017
A man hanging upside down in the air for nearly 30 minutes was rescued after a fair ride malfunctioned.

The man was dangling from a bungee jump ride at the Ventura County Fair in California late Wednesday night.
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Rescuers used an aerial ladder to get the man back to the ground.

They also rescued two other people who were stuck in the bungee cage hanging from a crane.

The rescuers had to attach themselves from a harness and lowered themselves down a rope.

No one was injured.
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