Two young girls were injured after being thrown from a Ferris wheel at the Harvest Festival in New Roads, Louisiana, on Saturday (November 1). According to Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux , the girls, both around 11 years old, fell 15 to 25 feet to the ground. One girl was airlifted to a hospital, and both are currently in the intensive care unit with serious injuries, including broken bones and a possible brain bleed. A third girl on the ride managed to hold on and was not injured.

Witnesses described the chaotic scene, with Eddie Jones, a festival attendee, telling TODAY that he heard a scream and saw the Ferris wheel car tipped over. Ronald Brasseaux , who rode the Ferris wheel the previous night, told WAFB that he felt unsafe due to a cracking noise and

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