July 9, 2008
Bronx Zoo Skyfari Cable Cars Get Stuck
Photograph of stuck Skyfari cable car in the Bronx by Ed Ou/AP
The cable car system at the Bronx Zoo, better known as the Skyfari, gave passengers an unexpected adventure earlier this evening. Just before closing time, around 5:30 p.m., the system broke down leaving zoo patrons hanging above the wildlife below, but at least the bird's-eye-view was nice as they waited for firefighters to rescue them.
WABC reports that around 40 people, children and adults, were saved--or are in the process of being saved--from being stranded when "a crane was brought in and the FDNY and NYPD executed a high-angle rescue." Reportedly a mechanical glitch and/or rain was at fault, and Con Ed chimed in with their standard response, saying "they have nothing to do with the outage."
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A crane that stayed upright and didn't crash on people? Who would have thought!
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More reason for my fear of heights!
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Imagine one of those cars filled with people hanging over the Tiger pit. That would've been such a treat.
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It must have been boring after awhile and this is the one place in The Bronx where flinging feces is normal.
Just saying...
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I LOVE how the gondola has a Delta logo on the side - they don't get you anywhere either!