A Ferris wheel cab tipped over when youths rocked it, causing a chain-reaction accident that killed a 17-year-old boy and injured two girls, authorities said.
The boy and his sister fell into another cab Saturday night, tipping it over and knocking another girl about 30 feet to the ground with them, said Rick Zeckman, general manager of the Pavilion of Myrtle Beach amusement park.Ronald Turner of Wilmington, N.C., died Sunday of head injuries, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Turner and another youth in the cab apparently ignored warnings from a ride operator not to rock their cab, Zeckman said. The boy's companion climbed down the wheel, Zeckman said.
A girl in the second car became entangled in the ride's superstructure and was rescued by firefighters.