After his safety bar unlatched on Sunday, an Arizona man claimed to have climbed off of a moving roller coaster; the terrifying escape was captured on camera.
The man, who said he was celebrating his niece s birthday at Castles N Coasters in Phoenix, toldNBC affiliate KPNXhe was riding Desert Storm, a double-looping roller coaster, when his lap bar unlatched just seconds after the ride began.
Although he requested anonymity, he sent KPNX cell phone footage of the coaster disaster.
The individual told the Phoenix site, “You hear the click of the chain of the normal roller coaster as we start the climb.” “We get just about to the top and I hear a click different from the click of the chain taking us up and so I checked my lap bar one last time and it released.”
He told KPNX that he believes he may have saved his life by making the snap decision to exit the ride and go onto the cat walk.
“I had mere seconds to act on whether I stayed on or got off,” stated the individual.
He told KPNX that it wasn’t until he was on the ground that the ride’s operator realized what had happened.
“She should have been watching that car and when she saw me climbing out she should have been able to hit an emergency release, should have been able to do something,” stated the man.
He claimed that although he remembered hearing the lap bar click into position prior to the ride taking off, the operator never made sure it was securely fastened.
“I raised my own. She took a look. “She left,” the man remarked.
He informed KPNX that although he submitted an incident report to the park, he never received a copy.
“I think the scariest part was the negligence of their part and just the absolute carelessness that they had throughout the entire thing,” stated the individual.
While the man said he thinks park regulations should be stricter, Arizona does not regulate its amusement parks, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. According to state legislation, parks must have yearly ride inspections by private insurance providers.
“Everything must change. I think all amusement parks that basically have people’s lives in their hands need to be better regulated,” the man said to KPNX.
Castles N Coasters did not immediately respond to an NBC News request for comment.
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