BRIDGETON, N.J. — A company that provides rides for fairs, carnivals and festivals says it’s “absolutely heartbroken” by the death of a 10-year-old girl who plunged from a ride at a harvest festival in southern New Jersey.
Skelly’s Amusements of Williamstown says on its Facebook page that it is “fully co-operating” with the investigation by state police and the carnival and amusement ride unit of the state Department of Community Affairs.
Police say the girl was “ejected” from the Wisdom Super Sizzler “Extreme” ride at the Deerfield Township Harvest Festival in Cumberland County at about 6:18 p.m. Saturday and died about an hour later at Cooper University hospital.
Festival organizers cancelled Sunday’s parade but said other activities would continue. Skelly’s said it had been cleared to operate the remaining rides at the festival.
The Associated Press
