HOUSTON — Eight school children on a field trip were rescued from a stuck roller coaster at Galveston's Pleasure Pier after the ride malfunctioned.
The students were climbing straight up on the Iron Shark ride when it came to a stop.
The fire department responded with a bucket truck and helped each rider down one by one. Fire officials said the bucket was raised to its full length of 105 feet to reach the riders.
It took about 4 hours to get them all down. No injuries were reported.
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