Rollercoaster riders were left stranded 100ft in the air in Texas

Rollercoaster riders were left stranded 100ft in the air above a near-vertical drop for more than two hours after a ride malfunctioned at a Texas amusement park.Dramatic pictures showed firefighters climbing ladders to rescue eight passengers trapped at the top of the Iron Shark rollercoaster on Galveston's Pleasure Pier on Thursday evening.