Law enforcement said he was trying to retrieve someone's property and was caught in the ride due to bad timing.
"The man went down to get another person's hat and I guess the floors, or whatever, went down ... and pinned him in," Peterson said."I didn't really expect that. I never thought that since that boy the other week that fell off that ride, I didn't think I would experience another ride malfunction," Peterson said.
RELATED: Video of Tyre Sampson falling is one of the worst tragedies he's ever seen, attorney Ben Crump says The ride is still up and functioning at the Clay County Fair. There were no problems with the function of the ride. "The ride had nothing to do with this. The ride is functioning properly. The sheriff's office, along with fire and rescue, did an investigation," said Chief Jeff Johnson with the Clay County Sheriff's Office.Police said the incident is still an active investigation.
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