Man Catches Teen Falling From Park Ride: ‘It’s OK Let Go!’

NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Howard Sr. was just leaving a New York amusement park Saturday evening when he heard someone screaming.
He looked up to see a young girl dangling about 25 feet (about 8 meters) off the ground from a slow-moving gondola ride. Her little brother sat next to her in the green two-person pod, crying hysterically for help, saying he couldn’t hold on.
Howard, 47, and his 21-year-old daughter, Leeann Winchell, positioned themselves under the girl as the ride stopped a