Man crushed in ferris wheel at Rainbow's End ride

[Hurricane]

"A south Auckland theme park employee died after becoming crushed in a ferris wheel this morning.

 

Michael Ross Stuart, 21, of Papakura, was cleaning the junior ferris wheel at Rainbow's End when the accident happened.

 

Police Inspector William Taylor said the death was not being treated as suspicious.

 

Counties-Manukau Police were called to the scene at 10am along with Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) representatives.

 

Mr Taylor said Mr Stuart's body had been removed from the scene and a postmortem would be carried out tomorrow."

 

- Source, Yahoo News

[astroworldfan1]

Wow, this is sad news. My prayes go out to his family and friends.

 

-Tatum

I guess this is where it happened.

Photo: rcdb

[thunder001]

Another sad event in an area built for the fun of all.

 

Prayer's go out to his family and friends.

[downunder]

That is so awful, deepest sympathies.

[palmerleeberry]

!!!!!

[obeygiant]

man, that sucks

 

I'm surprised a ferris wheel that size could kill someone

[piers]

man, that sucks

 

I'm surprised a ferris wheel that size could kill someone

 

I'm really not, its just a sized down version of a regular ferris wheel.

Steel and mechanics and kinda still gonna injure you.

[Bolliger&Mabillard]