Boy, 13, thrown from theme park ride by faulty seatbelt and shatters multiple bones

Local authorities confirmed that staff conducted standard security checks before allowing visitors to ride the attraction, reporting that the faulty seatbelt seemed to be working moments before

The disturbing sight was captured on camera by another park goer(Image: Jam Press)

A 13-year-old left a theme park in Indonesia with multiple fractures after he was flung from the seat of a faulty ride.

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The young teen was riding the Pendulum 360 at Jatim Park in Batu. All seemed well as the thrill-seeker attraction completed a full loop around before slowing down at the top, leaving riders suspended upside down as expected. The episode took a horrific turn after the teen, who apparently slipped from his seat, began dangling on a bar as the Pendulum kept rotating.

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The disturbing sight was captured on camera by another parkgoer. The boy held on to the bar as long as he could before ultimately dropping about five to six feet to the ground, according to NeedToKnow. The victim endured two fractures to his right hand and one to his right leg and was quickly rushed to the hospital.

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The victim endured two fractures to his right hand and one to his right leg(Image: Jam Press)

Authorities ordered the theme park to halt operations of the Pendulum 360 for the time being. The attraction is a staple of Jawa Timur Park, more commonly known as Jatim Park. The ride is described as an “adrenaline-pumping ride” that lets the passenger “feel how it feels to be spun 360 degrees.”

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The teen was on an outing with three friends before the painful accident took place around 4 p.m. The cause of the incident is still under investigation. According to AKP Rudi Kuswoyo, head of the Batu Police Criminal Investigation Unit, the theme park staff reportedly conducted a standard security check and made sure the seat belts were working before allowing guests on the machinery.

The boy ultimately dropped about five to six feet to the ground(Image: Jam Press)

Police confirmed the belt on seat five, which had malfunctioned and sent the teen flying, was checked beforehand and deemed operational. Police are still investigating the cause of the horrific incident and have not offered additional details as of April 18. The teen is said to be recovering.

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In a similar incident, a young teen was severely injured after being flung from a spinning fairground ride in Mexico.

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The cause of the incident is still under investigation(Image: Jam Press)

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The girl, 13, endured a hip injury after flying off the spinning ride at the Cozumel Fair at Quintana Roo Park, which is located south of Cancun. Fair staff were accused of failing to secure the safety bar tasked with keeping passengers safe inside the ride. The teen’s nearly-fatal accident was caught on video by an onlooker who recorded the attraction operating with 12 people seated in the carriages.

Riders began screaming with excitement as the machine rapidly spun until the fun came to a screeching halt due to a loud thud, apparently the moment the young girl fell from the machine. The footage becomes disturbing after the teen is seen lying in an unnatural position on the platform, looking to be both in shock and in intense pain.