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Thrill ride malfunctions at popular music festival, leaving riders stuck upside down

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Festivalgoers at a major music event found themselves in a heart-stopping situation after a popular amusement ride suddenly shut down, leaving several people stranded upside down in the air.
The incident happened early Thursday morning at Boardmasters, a surf and music festival held annually in Cornwall, England. According to video captured by attendees and a statement from the event’s organizers, the Apollo 13 ride suffered a brief power failure around 1 a.m.
Eyewitness video circulated on TikTok showing riders suspended high above the ground, unable to move for roughly 20 minutes.
One TikTok user who filmed the scene called it «mad,» while another joked about the wind potentially shifting the ride mid-suspension.
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Several riders were stranded for a brief period after the Apollo 13 ride stopped working during a popular UK music festival. (Apollo 13 ride Facebook/Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images)
Another user who claimed to be on the ride said «it was just freezing cold.»
The Apollo 13 ride, which travels to festivals and fairs across the UK, is named after NASA’s ill-fated 1970 space mission, when an oxygen tank in the spacecraft’s Service Module exploded.
The attraction features a rotating arm and seats up to eight people, four on each end, swinging riders as high as 180 feet into the air. During the malfunction, up to four people were reportedly stuck in an inverted position.
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Workers are seen installing the Apollo 13 thrill ride. (Apollo 13 ride Facebook)
Despite the dramatic visuals, organizers insist that safety protocols worked exactly as intended.
«As a safety precaution, the ride automatically halted with people on board,» a Boardmasters spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital. «The ride operator immediately responded and safely assisted all guests from the ride within 20 minutes.»
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General view of the main stage area at the Boardmasters Festival at Watergate Bay on August 9, 2025, in Newquay, England. (Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images)
«At no point were guests in any danger,» the statement continued. «The ride has since undergone a full safety check and resumed normal operation.»
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The Apollo 13 ride launched in 2024, and its operators regularly post updates and behind-the-scenes maintenance work on its official Facebook page. A post from April outlined the rigorous checks performed before each event, including gear inspections, lighting fixes and greasing of pivot points.
The four-day festival is set to conclude on Sunday, August 10.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com
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ICE assaults spike 1,500% as Dems draw ‘hard red line’ to unmask agents in DHS battle

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Senior Trump administration officials defended the use of masks and other facial coverings by federal immigration enforcement officers, citing a sharp increase in assaults and violent threats against agents amid the administration’s hard-line immigration crackdown.
White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday defended the use of masks and other facial coverings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers as necessary to protect agents from a rise in assaults and violent threats reported by the Department of Homeland Security.
«I don’t like the masks, either,» Homan said in an interview Sunday on CBS News’ «Face the Nation.» Still, he said, «these men and women have to protect themselves.»
His remarks come as Democrats in Congress have sharply criticized ICE agents’ actions in recent months, including the deployment of officers to major U.S. cities — Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis — as part of Trump’s broader immigration enforcement effort.
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Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks at the border with Mexico, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Nogales, Ariz. (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo)
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged Republicans earlier this month to order the unmasking of ICE agents, describing the step as one of many «guardrails» needed to protect the public and earn their support in resolving the DHS shutdown.
Jeffries last week told reporters in the Capitol that unmasking federal agents is a «hard red line» for Democrats as Congress debated funding for DHS and ultimately failed to come to an agreement, the Associated Press reported.
The Trump administration has cited concerns about the number and severity of threats against ICE officers and has vowed to aggressively prosecute individuals who target agents or solicit violence.
Homan pointed to DHS reports from January citing a 1,500% increase in assaults against ICE personnel. Violent threats against ICE officers have also soared by a staggering 8,000%, according to data shared by the Department of Homeland Security in October.
The release from DHS ticked through a number of violent threats that have been made against ICE personnel and their family members, including a voicemail left for the spouse of a Texas-based immigration officer.
«I don’t know how you let your husband work for ICE, and you sleep at night … I hope your kids get deported by accident,» the voicemail said. «How do you sleep? …. Did you hear what happened to the Nazis after World War II? Because it’s what’s going to happen to your family.»
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Protesters chant and bang on trash cans as they stand behind a makeshift barricade during a protest in response to the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
«From bounties placed on their heads for their murders, threats to their families, stalking, and doxxing online, our officers are experiencing an unprecedented level of violence and threats against them and their families,» DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement at the time.
DHS did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on the time frames it used to measure the 1,500% and 8,000% increases in assaults and threats, respectively.
The Justice Department has vowed to aggressively prosecute individuals found to be targeting immigration officers or soliciting violent behavior.
Federal prosecutors in October announced the arrest of Eduardo Aguilar, an illegal immigrant living in Dallas, for allegedly posting TikTok videos soliciting individuals to «murder ICE agents,» according to a copy of the federal criminal complaint reviewed by Fox News Digital.
Aguilar also allegedly offered a reward of $10,000 «for each ICE agent,» according to information shared by the Justice Department. If convicted, he faces up to five years in federal prison.
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks alongside President Donald Trump at the White House. (Getty Images)
Months earlier, Alan W. Filion, a California teenager, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for allegedly placing 375 «swatting,» hoaxing, or doxxing calls that involved ICE and other federal officers.
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Fillon’s «serial doxxing» campaign involved falsely reported bomb threats or imminent mass shootings at public schools and religious institutions across the country, according to the Justice Department — prompting an emergency response from myriad federal agencies and first responders, and diverting their ability to respond to real crises.
The Justice Department has cited Fillon’s case as a benchmark of sorts for how it will prosecute other individuals found to be weaponizing law enforcement response systems.
The remarks come as Democrats continued to assail ICE as the DHS funding shutdown drags on. Schumer blasted ICE on CNN’s «State of the Union» Sunday as «rogue» forces that appear almost «trained to be nasty and mean and cruel, and go way beyond what ordinary police departments do.»
«They need to be reined in, and they need to stop the violence,» Schumer added.
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El famoso Arco de los Enamorados en Italia colapsó en pleno San Valentín

El Arco de los Enamorados de Torre Sant’Andrea, uno de los símbolos más reconocidos de la región de Apulia en el sur de Italia, colapsó completamente durante la noche del 14 de febrero, coincidiendo con el Día de San Valentín.
El desplome de esta icónica formación de roca caliza en la costa adriática fue provocado por una combinación de violentas tormentas, marejadas ciclónicas y lluvias torrenciales que azotaron la zona en los días previos, según informaron las autoridades locales y medios como The Guardian y EFE.
La desaparición de este emblemático enclave ha causado profunda conmoción tanto en la comunidad local como entre los numerosos visitantes y turistas para quienes el arco representaba un popular destino romántico.
La estructura, formada por la acción erosiva del viento y el mar durante siglos, era un puente de roca blanca que unía dos columnas frente a la playa principal de Torre Sant’Andrea en Melendugno.

Según Daily Mail, caminantes matutinos advirtieron la desaparición total del “arco del amor” en la mañana del domingo, tras días de lluvias persistentes y vientos fuertes, sin que se registraran víctimas.
Para la región y el Salento, el Arco de los Enamorados no solo era una referencia natural, sino también cultural y turística. El alcalde de Melendugno, Maurizio Cisternino, lamentó la pérdida afirmando: “Ha desaparecido uno de los atractivos turísticos más famosos de nuestro litoral y de toda Italia”.
Por años, el lugar sirvió de escenario para propuestas de matrimonio, fotografías de parejas y campañas publicitarias, convirtiéndose en un icono del turismo italiano. El concejal de Turismo, Francesco Stella, definió el suceso como “un funeral”, en palabras citadas por The Guardian.
El colapso fue consecuencia directa de la erosión costera prolongada y de la intensificación de fenómenos meteorológicos extremos en el Mediterráneo, según expertos y autoridades.

Christian Mulder, profesor de ecología y emergencia climática consultado por The Guardian, explicó que “los mares más cálidos están sobrecargando la atmósfera y alimentando fenómenos extremos”.
La recurrencia de ciclones mediterráneos, los denominados medicanes, como el ciclón Harry ocurrido en enero, aceleró el deterioro de las costas y la destrucción de infraestructuras en el sur de Italia. Cisternino destacó a The Guardian la necesidad de encontrar recursos para una intervención orgánica que preserve el entorno costero.
Al mismo tiempo indicó a EFE que el plan de defensa elaborado por el municipio “nunca recibió financiación debido al agotamiento de los fondos”. Tras el incidente, la demanda de mayor apoyo estatal y fondos europeos se ha reiterado, con el deseo de que “esta enésima señal enviada por la naturaleza no caiga en el vacío”.
La leyenda local vinculaba el arco con la promesa de amor eterno. Se decía que las parejas que se besaban bajo el arco recibían un amor que duraba para siempre, según destacaron The Sun y Daily Mail. Durante décadas, este mito atrajo a miles de enamorados, reforzando el papel del enclave como un punto de referencia del turismo romántico nacional e internacional.
El episodio se enmarca en el contexto de la emergencia climática que experimenta Italia y el aumento de desastres naturales asociados a un clima más imprevisible. En enero, el ciclón Harry generó olas de hasta nueve metros y vientos de 119 km/h, lo que causó inundaciones, carreteras anegadas y evacuaciones en Sicilia, Calabria y Cerdeña, según detalló The Sun.
En el mismo fin de semana del colapso del Arco de los Enamorados, la región de Apulia y otras zonas del sur permanecían bajo alertas meteorológicas, con cientos de intervenciones de emergencia reportadas.
Servicios de bomberos y rescate evacuaron a familias enteras en Cerdeña y Roma ante los desbordamientos de ríos e inundaciones, mientras las autoridades advirtieron que pueden producirse más daños por la persistencia de lluvias y viento. Los expertos coincidieron en que el aumento de la temperatura del mar está agravando la situación y haciendo más habituales y destructivos los ciclones mediterráneos.
La desaparición del arco deja una huella profunda en el litoral adriático, despojando a la zona de una de sus imágenes más reconocibles dentro y fuera de Italia.
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