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Top priority, and we appreciate the patience and understanding of our valued guests during this process. it makes me second guess getting on a roller coaster now. reporter: fury 325 is one of carowinds premier attractions. its website touts it as the tallest, fastest, longest giga coaster in north america. this photo taken by a park visitor a week earlier appears to show the crack starting to form. the coaster has been operating since 2015, carowinds says all of its rides undergo daily inspections. it s putting the spotlight on ride safety just as amusement parks are starting the summer visitor crush. last year missouri 14-year-old tyrese sampson fell out of a drop tower seat and died at orlando s icon park. despite the harrowing incident, jim shay says safety measures are rigorous. the same types of tools that are used in aerospace ....
Engineering are used in the theme park industry. reporter: for jeremy wagner, he says his family won t be worried to get back on fury 325 when it s fixed. i would like to think that their safety protocols and fixing the issue would be secure infrastructure. nbc news did reach out to carowinds regarding that picture that appeared to show the crack starting to form from late june. charlotte police say they are confident in carowinds track record and commitment to safety. when you talk about getting seriously injured on a roller coaster, the chance as are incredibly rare, 1 in 15.5 million, according to industry analysis, but boy, i m just blown away by someone being able to spot that from the ground, very observant that father there. talk about an eagle eye. absolutely. emilie ikeda, thanks so much. more in our next hour of this special edition of ana cabrera reports including new reporting about donald trump s alleged efforts to pressure ....
well, it s easy to see why it s turning so many heads when you look at that video. the good news is that no one was hurt on this ride. the ride called fury 325 now closed indefinitely as the state department of labor is on the ground investigating, seeking answers around what led to the crack in that beam. reporter: this morning new questions swirling about safety after this alarming video of a giant crack in a roller coaster s support beam causing it to shift outwards as a car full of thrill seekers round the curve. jeremy wagner who took the video at north carolina s carowinds amusement park was shocked by what he saw. i m like, i can see light through it, and i m not an engineer, but that s not that s not good. reporter: wagner, whose family had just ridden that coaster quickly told park security and the fire marshal, and the ride was shut down indefinitely. carowinds, which is owned by cedar fair entertainment writing in a statement, safety is our ....
Jeremy Wagner was at Carowinds Amusement Park in North Carolina when he noticed something seemed off with one of the roller coasters. He took out his phone and recorded what appeared to be a large crack in the support beam holding up the track. ....