Couple Saves Girl on Roller Coaster After She ‘Lets Out This Blood-Curdling Scream’ When Her Seat Belt Allegedly Fails

A roller coaster ride astatine an amusement parkland successful Missouri turned into a terrifying ordeal, according to 1 section couple.

Chris and Cassie Evans said they were riding nan Mamba roller coaster astatine Worlds of Fun successful Kansas City connected Oct. 11, erstwhile they heard a shriek from down them, according to Fox 8, ABC 7 and KMBC.

“We get connected nan roller coaster and nan very first hill, nan woman sitting down my woman conscionable lets retired this blood-curdling scream, for illustration I’ve ne'er heard before,” Chris told Fox 8. “I assumed it was her first clip connected nan ride, but past she said her spot belt came undone.”

He said that he and his wife, who are play summons holders to nan parkland and cognize nan thrust reasonably well, did everything they could to thief unafraid nan woman successful her spot arsenic nan roller coaster took dips and turns.

“I had looped my limb underneath her thigh bar, which had a beautiful large spread betwixt her and nan thigh bar. So astatine this point, I’m seeing a immense space, nary spot belt. I looped my limb underneath nan thigh bar, and I grabbed a clasp of her wrist. My woman was pushing down connected her legs,” he explained to Fox 8.

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The Mamba is nan tallest thrust astatine nan parkland and entails an first driblet of 205 feet, according to nan park’s website. The driblet accelerates passengers astatine a velocity of 75 miles per hour.

“As we crested each elevation aliases arsenic we started to spell up to nan top, I recognized that it was going to assistance her retired of her seat. So I benignant of shifted our positions to, alternatively of holding her, to push down connected her full assemblage to support her from coming retired of nan spot while we’re going complete those hills,” he added.

Chris said that they were capable to thief support nan woman successful her spot until nan extremity of nan ride, and they past reported nan incident to management. He said that he and his woman became separated from nan woman aft nan incident and person not spoken to her since.

In a connection to PEOPLE, a Worlds of Fun spokesperson stated that nan thrust was instantly unopen down pursuing nan incident. It was re-opened later that time aft a "thorough inspection."

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"On Thursday [Oct. 30], nan thrust underwent a broad information review, and we implemented modifications requested by nan Fire Marshall to guarantee it meets aliases exceeds each applicable information standards earlier it opened to guests that evening," nan spokesperson said.

The spokesperson noted that nan Mamba has a multi-layered restraint system, and said that impermanent and squad personnel information is simply a "top priority."

While speaking to ABC 7, Chris's wife, Cassie — a mom of 4 — called nan incident “terrifying.”

“The shriek that she screamed — I had ne'er heard thing for illustration that earlier successful my full life,” Cassie said, her sound welling pinch emotion.

She went connected to opportunity that she and her hubby do not scheme to spell backmost to nan parkland immoderate clip soon — astatine slightest until they spot a "change."

“We astir apt won’t spell backmost for a while,” she told ABC 7. “We request to spot a change, and erstwhile we spot that alteration I will beryllium comfortable taking my 4 children [there] — who I americium not comfortable taking currently.”