A 13-year-old girl loses balance and slips out of ferris wheel's gondola, left hanging dangerously in air

A frightening incident took place at a fair in Uttar Pradesh when a 13-year-old girl was seen hanging dangerously from a high Ferris wheel, reported ToI.

The event occurred on Wednesday in Rakehti village, located in the Nighasan area of Lakhimpur Kheri district, around 130 kilometers from Lucknow.

As the Ferris wheel started to move, the girl lost her balance and slipped out of her gondola, leaving her hanging by an iron rod, added ToI report further.


She hung there for about a minute before the operator was able to stop the Ferris wheel and rescue her safely.

Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Rajiv Nigam confirmed that the girl was unharmed and that action had been taken against the Ferris wheel operator.

Four persons were injured when they fell off a bucket seat of a Ferris wheel at a crowded Durga Puja pandal at Telephone Bhawan here on Friday, police said. The accident took place when the safety bar of the ride malfunctioned, resulting in the fall, they added.

The victims included a family of three - father, mother and child - along with another kid who was with them. They fell from a height of around five to 10 feet, police said.

The ride was immediately stopped and the injured were taken to Ispat General Hospital (IGH). Fortunately, their injuries were not severe, they added.

Police have stopped the Ferris wheel, but celebrations are continuing as planned, according to one of the event organisers.