A Utah amusement park ride turned deadly on Saturday when a man fell 50 feet to his death, although the park is saying it has "no reason to believe there was a malfunction with the ride."
Police identified the victim who fell from the Sky Ride at Lagoon in Utah only as a 32-year-old man. While there is no known explanation for how he fell, police are continuing to investigate the situation. They have said that there is no indication the fall was intentional, KUTV reported.
Other parkgoers took pictures as the man was dangling from the ride holding on for his life.
"An adult male came off the Sky Ride," Lagoon spokesman Adam Leishman said to KUTV. "He was transported off the park for medical services."
The chair lift goes from the south to north end of the park and the fall occurred on the north side.
Lagoon officials told KUTV that the Sky Ride has been safe for nearly 50 years.
"The Sky Ride has been operating at Lagoon, without incident at the park, since 1974," said Leishman. "Every ride on the park undergoes intense safety inspections. This received an inspection Saturday morning.
"This operates exactly like every chair lift at every ski resort here in Utah," he said.
Leishman also shared that Lagoon receives a permit for the ride under an entity known as the Utah Ropeway Passenger Safety Committee.
The man's identity has not been released at the request of his family.