Roller Coaster Riders Left Dangling Upside Down

A dozen riders on a roller coaster in Arkansas spent 30 minutes hanging upside down � 150 feet above the ground � after a power outage shut down the attraction.

It took about half and hour for the city Fire Department to get to the 'Springs & Crystal Falls' amusement park and rescue the riders using a ladder truck.

Spectators cheered when the riders were brought to the ground from the highest point of a loop on the X-Coaster, and one passenger threw up after reaching safety.

The 'X-Coaster' was one of several rides brought to a halt by the outage.

The park resumed normal operations when power returned, although they didn't reopen the X-Coaster.

Thirty-seven-year-old Jay Plummer was taken to hospital after complaining of neck pain and a headache.

"It was very scary", said his girlfriend, Connie McBride. "I love the amusement park, but I will never get on the X-Coaster again".

"You could tell who got off the X-Coaster because their faces were red", commented another person at the park.

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