In this photo provided by Kasia Gregorczyk, more than a dozen people are trapped on a ride at SeaWorld Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, in San Diego. San Diego police tell FOX5 News that around six gondolas stopped functioning Monday night after a big gust of wind tripped a circuit breaker on “Bayside Skyride.” (Kasia Gregorczyk via AP)
SAN DIEGO – Police say more than a dozen people are trapped on a ride at SeaWorld in San Diego.
San Diego police tell FOX5 News that five gondolas stopped functioning Monday night after a big gust of wind tripped a circuit breaker on “Bayside Skyride.” Sixteen riders were reportedly trapped, some of them in gondolas suspended above water. Of the 16 people, seven were children, including one baby.
All trapped riders were rescued by 11 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The riders were lowered by harnesses and rescued by lifeguard boats and were evaluated by medical crews.
The National Weather Service says it was about 49 degrees in San Diego at the time.
Officials with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department are working to rescue passengers.
