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Two girls injured after being thrown from ferris wheel at Louisiana festival

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The girls, around the age of 11, were hospitalized and are expected to survive their injuries, said Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux.

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  1. ABC 7 Chicago

    2 girls fall from Ferris wheel at Louisiana harvest festival: sheriff (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    Two young girls were hospitalized after they fell from a Ferris wheel at a weekend harvest festival in Louisiana, authorities said.

  2. BNO News

    2 girls injured after falling from Ferris wheel at Louisiana festival (opens BNO News)

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    Two young girls were injured when they fell from a Ferris wheel at a festival in Louisiana, according to officials. The accident occurred around noon on Saturday at the Pointe Coupee Harvest Festival in the city of New Roads, in Pointe Coupee Parish, northwest of Baton Rouge, according to Sheriff Re…

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Two girls injured after being thrown from ferris wheel at Louisiana festival (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The girls, around the age of 11, were hospitalized and are expected to survive their injuries, said Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux.

  4. KIII Corpus Christi

    Girls plummet from Ferris Wheel at Louisiana festival (opens KIII Corpus Christi)

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    KIII Corpus Christi's feed description

    Two young girls fell from a Ferris Wheel at a Harvest Festival in Louisiana on Saturday, prompting an investigation into the ride.

  5. The Guardian

    Two girls injured in fall from ferris wheel at Louisiana fairground (opens The Guardian)

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    Pair were thrown to the ground after the bucket in which they were seated flipped over

  6. CBS News

    2 girls hospitalized after being thrown from Ferris wheel in Louisiana (opens CBS News)

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    Two girls suffered injuries when they fell at least 20 feet from a Ferris wheel at a Louisiana festival on Saturday.

  7. Fox News

    Two girls hospitalized with injuries after falling from Ferris wheel at harvest festival (opens Fox News)

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    Two girls fell 15 to 20 feet from a malfunctioning Ferris wheel at a Louisiana Harvest Festival and were airlifted to Baton Rouge Children's Hospital with injuries.

  8. WTOL Toledo

    2 girls hospitalized after falling from Ferris Wheel ride (opens WTOL Toledo)

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  9. New York Post

    Two young girls rushed to hospital after falling from Ferris wheel at Louisiana festival: sheriff (opens New York Post)

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    Two young girls were hospitalized after being thrown out of a Ferris wheel during a Louisiana festival on Saturday, according to reports and authorities.

  10. KYMA Yuma

    Two girls injured after being thrown from Ferris wheel in Louisiana (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    It happened at the Harvest Festival in New Roads over the weekend when the Ferris wheel seat holding the children tipped over, dumping them 15 to 20 feet onto the ground.

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