Police: 3 people fall from Ferris wheel in Tennessee

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Three people who fell 30 to 45 feet from a Ferris wheel in Tennessee were responsive and answering questions Monday night, police said.

The Greeneville Sun reports that Greeneville Police Detective Capt. Tim Davis said all three fell 30 to 45 feet from the ride Monday evening. Davis says the oldest of the three is a 16-year-old girl.

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The detective says officers were interviewing witnesses and all carnival rides would be shut down for the night.

“We treat it like a crime scene until we determine there’s no foul play,” Davis says.

“We don’t know at this time what caused the accident.”

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The company that runs the midway will have 24 hours to file a report with state regulators and have a third-party safety inspection, he said.

All of the people who fell were taken to a children’s hospital in Johnson City – two by helicopter and one by ambulance – according to Greene County-Greeneville EMS Operations Director T.J. Manis. Their conditions were not available.