A boy walking along the monorail track at Hersheypark Saturday evening was rescued by a man as others in the park prepared to catch the child, according to reports and a video shared online.
The video showed groups of people gathering underneath the monorail in case the boy jumped or fell.
The boy appeared to be walking along the monorail suspended in the air with nothing to block his fall. The onlookers yelled for him to make his way to a man, located on a nearby rooftop, who was trying to get him to come over. Eventually, the man hopped onto the monorail track and grabbed the boy to pull him to safety.
The monorail was closed Saturday according to the Hersheypark Queue Times webpage.
It is unclear if the boy was reunited with his guardian or how long he was walking along the monorail.
PennLive reached out to a Hersheypark spokesperson Saturday evening, but did not immediately receive a response.
In July, a 9-year-old girl died at Hersheypark after she fell unconscious while in “The Shore” wave pool. A spokesperson said the girl’s death is believed to be the first confirmed death of a guest in the entire park’s 119-year history.
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