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Lawsuit Over Bronx Zoo Skyfari Stoppage
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Jen Chung
Published Jul 12, 2008
Modified Jul 12, 2008
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Two days after being stuck in the Bronx Zoo's skyfari for five hours, one couple is suing for $10 million. The Post reports Damien Foster and Nandi Taylor--who is pregnant-- suffered "psychological trauma" because they were stranded for hours over the "fang-baring, flesh-eating baboons." They were ultimately brought back to the ground by emergency workers using cranes for high-angle rescues, but Foster and Taylor's lawyer said his clients "didn't know if they were going to live or die." It's believed a strong gust of wind knocked a cable car's wheel off track, which then stopped all cable car movement.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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