Riders trapped hours on SeaWorld gondala ride just rescued

Police say more than a dozen people are trapped on the gondola ride at SeaWorld in San Diego for hours.

A rescue crew was on the way to the riders on the Bayside Skyride attraction, spokesman Jose Ysea said shortly after 8 p.m.

San Diego police said that around six gondolas stopped functioning Monday night after a big gust of wind tripped a circuit breaker on “Bayside Skyride.” Authorities estimate that between 15 and 30 people are trapped, some of them in gondolas suspended above water.

The National Weather Service says it was about 49 degrees in San Diego at the time.

Officials with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department are working to rescue passengers.