Friday, May 29, 2026 1:21AM
GALVESTON, Texas — Crews are rescuing riders stuck on Pleasure Pier’s Iron Shark roller coaster in Galveston, Texas on Thursday.
SkyEye13 showed riders being rescued from a stopped roller coaster at Galveston’s Pleasure Pier on Thursday afternoon.
Initial images showed seven people still on the ride as a crane with rescue crews removed riders from the train car.
Eyewitness News reviewed video from our live camera in Galveston and found that the ride stopped at 5:21 p.m.
The roller coaster on the pier, Iron Shark, is the tallest and has a 100-foot vertical lift hill.
SkyEye13 showed that the amusement park was closed during the rescue operation. Galveston Fire Department’s Tower 1 engine occupied space on the pier to allow first responders to conduct the rescue.
Eyewitness News has reached out to Pleasure Pier and Galveston authorities for more information and is awaiting a response.
This is a developing story. Eyewitness News is continuing to gather facts.
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