Eleven members of the public and two members of staff were trapped on the Jurassic Skyline tower’s gondolaThirteen people have been rescued after they became trapped in the gondola of the Jurassic Skyline tower in Weymouth. A Coastguard helicopter winched 11 members of the public and two members of staff from the 53-metre (153ft)-high attraction. Dorset and Wiltshire fire and rescue service was called to the scene just after 4.10pm on Tuesday afternoon after engineers’ efforts to free the stuck gondola failed. “Arrangements have been made to provide them with a safe place to rest and recover once returned to the ground.”The Jurrasic Skyline tower offers a 360-degree panoramic view of Weymouth and the Jurassic coast. Jurassic Skyline will be closed tomorrow [Wednesday].”

Source: The Guardian September 05, 2017 22:11 UTC