Stranded Sky Lift Riders Rescued at AL Zoo
By Bailey Aldridge
Source The Charlotte Observer
Ten people were rescued after being stranded in the air on a sky lift in Alabama, officials say.
Firefighters responded to the Montgomery Zoo, where people were “suspended in the air in various locations throughout the grounds,” Montgomery Fire/Rescue wrote on Facebook on Saturday, March 5.
The sky lift’s emergency release wasn’t working, officials said, so firefighters used a firetruck’s aerial ladder to get 6 people down. Zoo workers used a lull to rescue the others, officials said.
Officials posted photos of the rescue, showing firefighters helping people off the lift and down the ladder.
“Great job by Montgomery Fire/Rescue and the Montgomery Zoo staff on a successful rescue as there were no injuries to civilian, Zoo workers or Fire/Rescue personnel,” rescuers wrote on Facebook.
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