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<p>SAN DIEGO (AP) &#8212; Police say more than a dozen people trapped on a ride at SeaWorld in San Diego have been rescued.</p><p>San Diego police tell FOX5 News that around six gondolas stopped functioning Monday night after a big gust of wind tripped a circuit breaker on &#8220;Bayside Skyride.&#8221; Authorities had estimated that between 15 and 30 people were trapped, some of them in gondolas suspended above water. Sixteen were actually rescued.</p><p>The riders were lowered by harnesses and rescued by lifeguard boats. They were then evaluated by medical crews.</p><p>SeaWorld said in a statement that it will conduct a thorough inspection of the ride prior to reopening.</p><p>The National Weather Service says it was about 49 degrees in San Diego at the time.</p><p>SeaWorld said the gondolas had blankets on board.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">In this photo provided by Kasia Gregorczyk, more than a dozen people are trapped on a ride at SeaWorld Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, in San Diego. San Diego police tell FOX5 News that around six gondolas stopped functioning Monday night after a big gust of wind tripped a circuit breaker on &quot;Bayside Skyride.&quot; (Kasia Gregorczyk via AP)</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/web1_122283034-eff2e38923794986b1539ff5aaa414df.jpg</photo1><caption1>In this photo provided by Kasia Gregorczyk, more than a dozen people are trapped on a ride at SeaWorld Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, in San Diego. San Diego police tell FOX5 News that around six gondolas stopped functioning Monday night after a big gust of wind tripped a circuit breaker on &quot;Bayside Skyride.&quot; (Kasia Gregorczyk via AP)</caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div></div>

More than a dozen people rescued from SeaWorld ride