A 17-year-old girl reportedly fell from a ride at Canada’s Wonderland Thursday, sending her to a trauma centre.
York Region Paramedic Services told Global News they responded to the amusement park in Vaughan at around 2:30 p.m. after receiving a call that a person fell from a ride.
The victim was taken to a trauma centre, paramedics said. Police said they attended alongside paramedics and that the person who fell was a 17-year-old girl.
A statement from Canada’s Wonderland said that at around 2:35 p.m., ride operators for the Swing of the Century ride reported a guest injury.
“Park medical staff and EMS responded, and the guest was taken to hospital,” the statement said.
“An incident investigation is underway. The safety of our guests and associates is our top priority.”
Stefanie Campbell, who was at Wonderland Thursday with her family, told Global News she was watching the Swing of the Century ride when the incident unfolded.
“I noticed that her right leg was extended … her right leg was out of her seat,” she said.
“As the ride continued … each time she was going around she was falling more and more out of her seat. It got to the point where she was essentially holding onto the sides of the chair … and ultimately she fell.”
The amusement park’s website says the Swing of the Century is a “chair swing family ride.”
It takes “riders through the air in individual seats that are raised and lowered at a soothing pace,” the website says.
It was one of the original 26 rides when the park first opened.
A spokesperson for the amusement park said the ride will be open for patrons on Friday.
— with files from Global News’ Gabby Rodrigues