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| Rescue services have freed 18 people who were trapped upside down on a fairground ride at Strathclyde Country Park, in Hamilton, near Glasgow. | Rescue services have freed 18 people who were trapped upside down on a fairground ride at Strathclyde Country Park, in Hamilton, near Glasgow. |
| Fire and ambulance crews released the riders, aged between eight and 27, within two hours of a mechanical fault, which happened just before 2100 GMT. | Fire and ambulance crews released the riders, aged between eight and 27, within two hours of a mechanical fault, which happened just before 2100 GMT. |
| The revellers had to be freed in pairs from the ride, where they were stuck 20ft (6m) above the ground. | The revellers had to be freed in pairs from the ride, where they were stuck 20ft (6m) above the ground. |
| Everyone was removed from the ride by 2300 GMT, Strathclyde Police said. | Everyone was removed from the ride by 2300 GMT, Strathclyde Police said. |
| Most of the people were believed to be suffering from dizziness. | Most of the people were believed to be suffering from dizziness. |
| One teenager was taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia. | One teenager was taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia. |
| Health and safety officers are due to assess the ride | |
| It is understood the young people had been hanging upside down for half an hour before engineers managed to free the mechanism that enabled the passengers to be brought upright. | It is understood the young people had been hanging upside down for half an hour before engineers managed to free the mechanism that enabled the passengers to be brought upright. |
| Strathclyde Fire Brigade used lines to steady the ride and turn it round in stages to bring each group of passengers close to the ground. | Strathclyde Fire Brigade used lines to steady the ride and turn it round in stages to bring each group of passengers close to the ground. |
| Firefighters also used ladders to bring people to safety. | Firefighters also used ladders to bring people to safety. |
| Ronnie Nesbit, whose daughters were trapped, has expressed anger about the entire incident. | Ronnie Nesbit, whose daughters were trapped, has expressed anger about the entire incident. |
| "My daughters were here and my son and I got a phone call saying the two of them were stuck up there," he said. | "My daughters were here and my son and I got a phone call saying the two of them were stuck up there," he said. |
| "I think the information passed across to the likes of parents like myself - got pushed from pillar to post by the police again, and there was just no information coming across." | "I think the information passed across to the likes of parents like myself - got pushed from pillar to post by the police again, and there was just no information coming across." |
| Meanwhile, health and safety officials are due to make a full inspection of the ride. | Meanwhile, health and safety officials are due to make a full inspection of the ride. |
| Were you affected by the fairground rescue or did you witness the events? Send your comments using the form below. | Were you affected by the fairground rescue or did you witness the events? Send your comments using the form below. |
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