{"id":314785,"date":"2026-04-07T13:52:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=314785"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:22:33","slug":"woman-caught-in-mid-air-after-plunging-from-malfunctioning-fair-ride-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/woman-caught-in-mid-air-after-plunging-from-malfunctioning-fair-ride-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman caught in mid-air after plunging from malfunctioning fair ride | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"67.845719661336\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" data-track-module=\"article_video-player-with-related-carousel\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-responsive\" wp_automatic_readability=\"5.7272727272727\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<video id=\"3631161\" class=\"video-js\" 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is the moment fairground ride 'The Hammer' at an Easter fair in Ometepec, Mexico, appears to break amid a screech of metal, sending onlookers rushing forward as a young woman plunges from the spinning attraction only to be caught by a man waiting below. Witnesses claimed a child may have approached and interfered with the ride's controls without supervision.\",\"title\":\"Fairgoer falls from spinning ride 'after youngster interfered with controls'\",\"videoId\":3631161}\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\" wp_automatic_readability=\"3.2727272727273\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/04\/06\/2307461930974035196\/480x270_MP4_2307461930974035196.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/source><\/p>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to an online<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A fairground ride which broke mid-air sent a young woman plunging to the bottom before she was caught by a person below.<\/p>\n<p>At an Easter fair in Ometepec, Mexico, where the \u2018The Hammer\u2019 ride was arrange, videos caught the attraction rotating above the bottom despite signs that something had gone improper.<\/p>\n<p>Footage showed the ride swinging at speed before a loud metallic jolt prompted several people nearby to run towards it.<\/p>\n<p>A chunk of metal was seen lying on the bottom beneath the ride, while several onlookers gathered, pointing upwards, when the young woman slipped from the moving ride and dropped to the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, she was caught mid-fall by a person standing beneath her, who helped regular her and get her away from the still-spinning ride.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>She plunged from the ride because it kept spinning (Picture: X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Witnesses could possibly be heard shouting with some begging riders to carry on as others rushed in to assist.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities later confirmed that 4 people were injured within the incident, with two of the injured being driven to receive medical care by relatives, while two more were transported by ambulance to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Officials from the State Secretariat for Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection said the accident was brought on by a mechanical fault within the ride.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/%24\/35d3734f-1e29-4d0b-a646-15776be08249\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120px\" class=\"metro-iframe iframe-autoheight \" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" name=\"69d4bec802839\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"476\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_292252549-5d15-e1775546998938.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=476\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27882386\" alt=\"A young woman in Mexico had a heart-stopping brush with disaster ... dramatically caught by a man on the ground below after she slipped off a malfunctioning carnival ride. The whole thing played out on camera at an Easter fair in Ometepec, where \" the=\"\" hammer=\"\" suddenly=\"\" started=\"\" jerking=\"\" big=\"\" time=\"\" causing=\"\" woman=\"\" to=\"\" slip=\"\" out=\"\" of=\"\" capsule=\"\" she=\"\" was=\"\" in=\"\" ...=\"\" before=\"\" one=\"\" man=\"\" sprinted=\"\" and=\"\" caught=\"\" her=\"\" just=\"\" hit=\"\" ground.=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The girl miraculously walked away after the autumn (Picture: X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The failure reportedly caused a sudden lack of stability, sending riders tumbling from their seats while the machine was still in motion.<\/p>\n<p>But early reports on social media suggested human error might also have played a task.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses claimed a baby approached and interfered with the ride\u2019s controls without supervision, triggering erratic and dangerous movements.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have since launched an investigation and are carrying out safety checks 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