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Teen ‘thought she was going to die’ stuck upside down after Oregon theme park ride malfunctions
A teenager, who was left dangling upside down on an Oregon theme park ride, revealed the horrific moment she was left thinking “we were going to die there.”
Jordan Harding, 18, told People that she and her boyfriend’s fun date night at Portland, Oregon’s Oaks Amusement Park was cut short after they were left hanging upside down for 20 agonizing minutes on the AtmosFEAR thrill ride.
“After about 15 seconds of being upside down, I realized we were stuck,” Harding said.
“I thought we were going to die there. My boyfriend was scared, too.”
The 18-year-old said that her life flashed before her eyes as she contemplated life while stuck completely upside down alongside 28 others.
“I remember thinking that I was going to die like that and miss out on so many major things that I had hoped to experience,” she said.
Harding said that the majority of riders were participating in an eighth grade field trip, when the attraction suddenly came to a full stop.
She said that they remained calm as Portland Fire & Rescue and ride operators worked to bring the over two dozen workers back to solid ground.
The Portland Fire & Rescue were called to the theme park Friday evening, after the spinning pendulum-style ride malfunctioned.
The ride malfunction came on the park’s first day of opening for the summer.
Park engineers, alongside fire officials, worked together to “manually lower” the topsy-turvy ride, the Fire Department said.
A spokesperson for the Fire Bureau said that after the riders were evacuated, they were medically evaluated.
“The ride has been manually lowered, and all riders are now being evacuated and medically evaluated,” officials said on Friday evening.
Oaks Park announced that the attraction would be closed until further notice.
Oak’s Park is Oregon’s oldest existing amusement park and is just 3½ miles from downtown Portland.
The small park first opened two days before the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition on May 30, 1905, and is one of the country’s oldest continually operating amusement parks in the country.
Oregon
Oregon Lottery Pick 4 results for March 5
The Oregon Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at March 5, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Pick 4 numbers from March 5 drawing
1PM: 6-6-8-1
4PM: 7-4-6-0
7PM: 5-6-5-2
10PM: 3-5-4-4
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
When are the Oregon Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 7:59 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 7:59 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 4: 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. daily.
- Win for Life: 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Megabucks: 7:29 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by an Oregon editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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Where Oregon Ducks rank in industry recruiting rankings for 2027 class
With the winter evaluation period of high school football recruiting now behind us, we’ve seen some of the top recruiting sites update their rankings over the past few weeks and start to reset their boards for the 2027 class. In February, On3 shifted players around after getting fresh looks at the class, and 247Sports did the same earlier this week.
So with Oregon’s handful of commits getting new ratings, where does the Ducks’ class rank nationally in this cycle?
If you look at sites individually, it looks different, with 247Sports having Oregon sitting at No. 13 in the nation. At Rivals, though, they take the industry ranking, which factors in their own rankings, plus an average from 247Sports and ESPN.
In the industry rankings, Oregon sits at No. 9 in the nation, with five commitments.
Going into the summer months, the Ducks are in a great spot, leading or among the top schools for a handful of the top prospects in the nation, like 5-star QB Will Mencl or 5-star WR Dakota Guerrant. We will see what movement Oregon can make in the coming months after official visits take place early in the summer.
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New Data Shows Oregon E-Scooter Injuries on the Rise
Data released by the Oregon Health Authority this week suggests Oregonians are getting hurt on electric scooters more every year.
In recent years, according to OHA, an “e-scooter-specific code” was developed for health care tracking purposes.
From 2021 to 2024, annual injury reports under this code from Oregon hospitals and emergency departments jumped from 211 to 418.
And in just the first nine months of 2025, there had been 509 such reports.
“These injuries are not minor scrapes,” said Dagan Wright, an OHA epidemiologist, in a written statement. “They often involve head injuries, broken bones, and other serious trauma that requires emergency or inpatient care.”
The city of Portland signed contracts with three e-scooter rental companies in 2018, as the transportation craze spread across the country. But e-scooter injury diagnosis codes are relatively new in health care reporting, Wright said in the OHA statement.
“While the overall numbers remain smaller than for other transportation-related injuries, the rapid increase over a short period of time is a clear safety signal,” OHA added.
The agency highlighted the story of Portland e-scooter commuter Daniel Pflieger, who it says was riding a scooter home when he reportedly slid on ice. He bruised several ribs.
Sometimes outcomes are worse. OHA identified 17 deaths linked to electric or motorized scooters since 2018, and seven of those occurred in 2025.
OHA says that e-bikes raise many similar safety concerns as e-scooters. The first full year for which e-bike injuries were coded for reporting was 2023. State data shows 392 reported e-bike injuries that year, 683 in 2024, and 760 in the first nine months of 2025.
“Injuries involving e-bikes and e-scooters share common risk factors—speed, lack of helmet use, roadway design, and interactions with motor vehicles,” Wright said.
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