People stuck for hours mid-air after Skegness Pleasure Beach ride malfunctions

A number of people were stuck mid-air for hours after an amusement park ride malfunctioned in Skegness.

Police attended the incident at Skegness Pleasure Beach after the ride broke down.

Fire and ambulance services were also pictured at the scene.

Around 25 people were believed to be stuck on the ride, called the Super Trooper, according to local reports.

At around 6pm, Lincolnshire Police said they were “attending an incident at Skegness Pleasure Beach where a ride has malfunctioned and remains suspended in the air with a number of people stuck on the ride”.

And at around 8pm they issued an update, saying “everyone has been safely rescued and there are no serious injuries”.

“Thank you for your patience whilst we worked through the incident,” the police added.

Officers had earlier asked the public to avoid the area to allow emergency services to “work together to ensure the safety of the people on the ride whilst they are being rescued”.

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The ride was described by the park on social media as a “high octane white-knuckle family ride”.

Skegness Pleasure Beach is yet to comment.