Six Flags Guests Leap Into Water After Roaring Rapids Raft Ride Malfunctions at Texas Park

More than a dozen Six Flags Over Texas guests were stranded on the park's Roaring Rapids ride after it malfunctioned on Sunday, June 23, leading several to abandon ship.

The incident occurred after one of the rafts on the popular rafting attraction got stuck in the water, a spokesperson for the Arlington, Texas theme park confirmed to PEOPLE. 

“One of the rafts at Roaring Rapids became stuck,” they said in a statement. “Guests were told to remain seated in the raft while the ride was restarted. All guests safely exited the ride and there were no injuries.”

However, video shared on Tiktok shows that several riders took matters into their own hands, jumping from the ride vehicle into the rapids.

In a clip posted Monday by user Jeff Erson of the ride malfunction, yellow, green and red rafts filled with guests can be seen jammed together, creating a blockage.

The clip then cuts to two guests jumping off of a yellow raft and climbing onto a structure in the middle of the water. They're followed by a younger rider leaping into the water after them. The rider struggles in the water until one of the other guests pulls them closer to a dock. 

A ride attendant can be seen helping guests out of the water as another employee then comes to assist.  

“Six flags has been wild today,” the creator wrote over the video, and called it a "rough day" in the caption

The Six Flags spokesperson's statement notes that "the video shows that guests made it safely out of the water."

A description of the attraction on Six Flags' website tells riders to "Strap on your vests and step into this wobbly whitewater raft for a (playfully) treacherous passage downriver! Don’t be surprised if your veering vessel is overtaken by raging waves of water. Oops, did we say water? We meant fun!"

Each of the rafts holds 12 passengers and the ride has a minimum height requirement of 36 in. if accompanied by an adult, or 42 in. to ride alone. The attraction, which opened in 1983, lasts four minutes and 45 seconds and travels at a top speed of 15 mph, according to Six Flags.

In June 2021, two guests were hospitalized at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey after the Saw Mill Log Flume water ride reportedly "tipped up on an angle," The Philadelphia Inquirer reported at the time. 

The two park guests were reportedly met by first-aid workers after the accident and were eventually hospitalized due to “leg and arm pain.”

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Another popular ride at the New Jersey park called El Toro had to shut down temporarily in August 2022 after a malfunction led to five riders being hospitalized. The incident reportedly occurred at the end of the ride and left the riders with some bruising.