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TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 02:58 AM Aug 2016

Police: 3 people fall from Ferris wheel in Tennessee

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three people who fell 30 to 45 feet from a Ferris wheel in Tennessee were responsive and answering questions Monday night, police said.

The oldest of the three who fell from the ride at a county fairground is a 16-year-old girl, according to Greeneville Police Detective Capt. Tim Davis.

The detective told The Greeneville Sun (http://bit.ly/2b4q77I ) officers were interviewing witnesses to determine what happened.

"We treat it like a crime scene until we determine there's no foul play," Davis said. "We don't know at this time what caused the accident."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Police-3-people-fall-from-Ferris-wheel-in-9130361.php

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Police: 3 people fall from Ferris wheel in Tennessee (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2016 OP
45 feet? lapfog_1 Aug 2016 #1
Regulations? Regulations kill jobs!!!!! marble falls Aug 2016 #2

lapfog_1

(31,980 posts)
1. 45 feet?
Tue Aug 9, 2016, 03:38 AM
Aug 2016

must have landed on some very soft ground.

That's a long ways up. They are very lucky to be alive.

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