Bystanders recorded the incident with phones during the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City. “It was like scraping, and then it started going faster,” she said. The ride’s operator switched off the power and jumped to safety, the Traverse City Record-Eagle reported. A spokeswoman with the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs told the Traverse City Record-Eagle that records showed the carnival ride that malfunctioned was last inspected in 2019 and the result was satisfactory. “There was no carnival season during the pandemic, and the ride was operating at the Cherry Festival on a temporary permit based upon the satisfactory previous inspection.”

Source: Stuff July 12, 2021 02:48 UTC