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Man stuck for hour on a Las Vegas zipline

The Philippine Star

LAS VEGAS — A man stuck dangling from a zipline about 80 feet (24 meters) above a Las Vegas street for nearly an hour is back on the ground after being rescued by firefighters.

Las Vegas Fire and Rescue spokesman Timothy Szymanski said firefighters rescued the rider from SlotZilla at the downtown Fremont Street Experience shortly after 3 p.m. Friday.

He says a passer-by called at 2:34 p.m. to report a man stuck above Fourth Street since about 2 p.m.

He says SlotZilla workers stayed with the man while he was suspended and tried to bring him down but eventually asked firefighters on hand to reach him.

The $40 "zoomline" rides involve flying over Fremont Street superhero-style facing the ground.

Fremont Street Experience spokeswoman Lauren Silverstein says a team is investigating the incident.

FIREFIGHTERS

FOURTH STREET

FREMONT

FREMONT STREET

FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE

LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS FIRE AND RESCUE

LAUREN SILVERSTEIN

MAN

STREET

TIMOTHY SZYMANSKI

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