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Video shows camels run loose at Ohio amusement park: ‘Everyone’s jumping in the pens’
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SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW) – Video shows a wild surprise for some who visited Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio Tuesday.
Justin Garcia, who was at the park with his family, captured the video above showing two camels outside their home at the park’s petting zoo.
One camel appears to get spooked and jumps a few times close to some of the park guests.
“That dude almost died!” Garcia can be heard saying of one visitor who just managed to slip around the camel as it lunged toward him.
Garcia said he’d just gotten off a ride when they saw the camels.
“Everybody is jumping in the pens over there!” Garcia says after visitors appear to take shelter behind a fenced-off area.
It’s not yet clear how the camels managed to get their short-lived taste of freedom.
Here’s what Cedar Point had to say about it:
“Last night, the camels decided to take an unplanned stroll just outside their home at The Barnyard,” said Cedar Point’s Tony Clark. “We’re looking into how they made it to the midway.”
No one was hurt, according to Clark.
“We were almost trampled by two massive mammals,” Garcia said. “We put some space in between us and watched the aftermath of what could have been a very dangerous situation.”
Video below shows the camels back in their habitat:
The Barnyard is located along Frontier Trail in Cedar Point. There are several farm animals, including cows, sheep, goats, piglets, donkeys and more.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Central Ohio family has filed a lawsuit against a Hilliard funeral home after their mother was accidentally cremated, despite plans for her to be buried.
According to court documents, Tidd Funeral Home cremated Nancy Anders in June of last year against the family’s wishes. The lawsuit states Anders died a week earlier in May.
The family says Anders had planned and prepaid for funeral arrangements two years before her death to be buried with her late husband. The arrangements did not include cremation because, the family says, she did not believe in the concept.
The lawsuit says the family was told a week after her death that she had been accidentally cremated. It also accuses Tidd Funeral Home of cremating her even though the proper authorization form was never signed.
The family says they have suffered physical illness and emotional trauma and are seeking $25,000 in damages. They are also asking for the case to be decided by a jury.
ABC 6 reached out to the funeral home for comment but had not heard back.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol arrested online political writer D.J. Byrnes, also known as The Rooster, at the statehouse on June 1 on a misdemeanor warrant.
A patrol spokesman said Byrnes, who posts his stories to his Substack subscribers, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. He was booked into the Franklin County Jail, records show. The patrol did not provide further details.
Byrnes’ colleague, Max Littman, said he believes the arrest is related to Byrnes texting photos of cartoon character Shrek’s penis to a state senator. “If that is in fact true, that he was arrested over that, then it’s blatant targeting a political opponent and journalist,” Littman said.
The arrest warrant for telecommunications harassment came from the city of Kirtland in Lake County. The warrant alleges that Byrnes sent two photos on May 6 to “J.C.” with the intent to harass.
State Sen. Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, did not return messages seeking comment.
Byrnes routinely works the halls power at Columbus City Hall, Ohio State University and the Ohio Statehouse, looking for tips and ambushing officeholders for his Substack reports. He can be both charming and confrontational.
Recently, he posted a story based on one anonymous source who told him that Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy tried to get into the New York Knicks locker room after the Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA playoffs.
The story, and its spread, so bothered Ramaswamy that he posted a lengthy refute on X, calling it 100% fake.
State government reporter Laura Bischoff can be reached at lbischoff@usatodayco.com and @lbischoff on X.
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