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This Man Caught A Girl Falling 25 Feet From A Theme Park Ride And He's Our New Hero

Not all heroes wear capes.

Susan Holmes
Created by Susan Holmes (User Generated Content*)User Generated Content is not posted by anyone affiliated with, or on behalf of, Playbuzz.com.
On Jun 26, 2017
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Matthew knew he had to act quickly in order to save the girl.

Her neck was stuck as she dangled from the ride, making the situation even more dangerous.

"I said: 'It's 'OK! It's OK to let go, I'll catch you, honey. I'm not going to let you fall."

Matthew Howard, Sr.

Howard, along with his 21 year old daughter Winchell, were able to catch the girl and break her fall, themselves hitting the ground in the process.

Their quick thinking saved the girl's life.

You can watch the harrowing rescue here:

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It's really terrifying to watch.

The theme park, a Six Flags in New York, inspected the ride after the incident.

The Six Flag workers said the ride was working as intended, with no issues. The person who captured the video of the girl's fall, Loren Kent, thinks differently:

I'll never let my family on that ride again.

Loren Kent

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filmed video of girl's fall

Six Flags released the following statement:

There does not appear to be any malfunction of the ride, but we have closed the attraction until a thorough review can be completed. We are reviewing our internal procedures to ensure the safety and security of our guests and team members."

Six Flags Great Escape

Matthew is just glad he was able to assist.

I'm just glad we could be there to help. We were in the right place at the right time."

Matthew Howard, Sr.

Matthew's quick thinking proves that superheroes are real!

And the girl who fell is going to be OK!

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