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Riders rescued after US Ferris wheel stops

RIDERS on the Orlando Eye have been rescued by firefighters after the Ferris wheel came to a halt.

Riders on the Orlando Eye have been rescued by firefighters after the Ferris wheel came to a halt.
Riders on the Orlando Eye have been rescued by firefighters after the Ferris wheel came to a halt.

THE largest Ferris wheel on the US east coast has reopened, a day after riders became stranded and had to be evacuated from the towering 120-metre attraction.

THE Orlando Eye came to a halt on Friday afternoon and 66 riders had to be taken off in an operation that lasted about three hours.

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