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Guests at the Southern California theme park were stuck on the
Sol Spin ride after technical difficulties caused it to stop at
about 2:00 p.m., a park spokesperson said.
The 22 riders were evacuated from the ride by 4:30 p.m.
according to the ride manufacturer's and park's emergency
procedures, the spokesperson said.
Two female guests were transported to a hospital “out of an
abundance of caution,” the spokesperson said.
Aerial TV footage showed riders suspended in the air in all
different orientations, with some stumbling out of their seats
after being lowered back to the ground. The Sol Spin brings
riders up over six stories high on six independently spinning
arms, according to the Knott's Berry Farm website.
County fire officials said they were at the park on standby that
but the rider rescue was handled by park staff.
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