Dallas Zoo Passengers rescued from Dallas Zoo monorail

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Passengers rescued from Dallas Zoo monorail | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth

A 20-minute scenic trip turned into a 90-minute ordeal for about 30 guests at the Dallas Zoo Tuesday afternoon after the Monorail Safari ride stalled.

Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel climbed from car-to-car in an effort to reassure zoo patrons — including children — and to determine the best way for them to reach safety from their perch 40 feet above ground level.

The disabled monorail, which circles the Wilds of Africa exhibit, was in a shaded area when there was apparently an electrical problem at around 3:30 p.m. Rescue teams trimed tree branches in a remote area of the zoo to reach some of the passengers with ladders

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I wonder if anyone we know was driving this particular monorail? (I suppose he is not at liberty to comment on the situation).

However, if you click on the article link and read the readers responses to the online article, the consensus is that the news report exaggerates the severity (what a surprise :rolleyes:). One respondent to the article was also on the monorail and states (contrary to the report) "no one was freaking out." FYI, they appeared to be over the chimpanzee exhibit.
 
Somehow the word "rescue" seems a bit over the top. Oh the horror! 10 feet off the ground in a monorail car!
 
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