A fun day at the carnival turned into a nightmare for a group of people who wound up trapped on a ride for several hours.
The incident happened Friday night at the St. Peterfest carnival in Kirkwood, just outside of St. Louis.
Seven people were on the unnamed ride when it apparently malfunctioned.
Firefighters had to use an aerial ladder to get the riders off the ride, some of whom were more than 40 feet in the air.
No injuries were reported.
Kirkwood Fire and Rescue posted photos of the rescue operation on Facebook. Joan Gould responded with gratitude, saying her daughter was among those rescued.
"I cannot thank you enough for getting them down safely. You are awesome," Gould wrote.
Officials did not say exactly what happened to the ride.
The carnival was being held as a fundraiser for St. Pete Catholic Church. A church director told KTVI-TV that the ride broke down because a part broke.
"St. Louis County came out on Friday and inspected all the rides," said Kevin Stillman. "They gave clearance, and we felt that we did our due diligence. These things do occur, but the thing I get back to is no one got hurt."
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