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Woman critical after falling from The Hangover ride at Cairns showgrounds
A 25-year-old woman who fell from a carnival ride in Far North Queensland late on Saturday is in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
Key points:
- The woman was critically injured after she fell from the ride at about 5:30pm on Saturday
- The carnival was being run at the Cairns showgrounds by an independent group called Showfest
- Queensland police and Workplace Health and Safety are investigating
The incident happened at about 5:30pm at the Cairns showgrounds at Parramatta Park.
The woman fell from a ride called The Hangover — a two-armed ride that swings people through the air — sustaining critical injuries.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and paramedics treated the woman at the scene before she was taken to the Cairns Base…
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