A 10-year-old boy is recovering after he was thrown from a carnival ride in Illinois.
The incident occurred just before 2:45 p.m. local time Sunday afternoon at the Antioch Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Antioch carnival, according toa statementfrom the Village of Antioch Police Department.
Antioch Mayor Scott Gartner ordered the remainder of the rides at the Taste of Antioch to be shut down following the incident, according to police. Officials will “review the safety of each ride” in the meantime.
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At least two people told local outlets that they experienced safety concerns with the ride. Carnival-goer Elliott Johnson said he had to re-secure the bar for his seat multiple times, per the reports.
“My bar was coming up over my head, so every time I went up because it was going up and I was almost about to fall out, I would slam down to close it so that way I would not fall out,” the kid explained. “Then as soon as it started slowing down and it was about maybe rocking on the floor, I was able to push it up and slide out."
“We were standing right in front of the ride, maybe five to six feet back from the ride, and we were looking at it and all of a sudden I turned and I hear a woman screaming,” Maloney recalled. “And my son said, ‘Mom look.’ I turned around and this little boy was just on the pavement, not moving, not responsive.”
The Illinois Department of Labor, which is responsible for carnival ride safety, is assisting in an investigation into Sunday’s incident, according to police.
More than $11,000 has been raised to support Huntley via GoFundMe as of Monday. Pohlman said his nephew is a “strong” and “truly remarkable” child.
“He once broke his arm and pushed the bone back in, on his own because ‘it didn’t hurt,'” Pohlman added.
source: people.com
