SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW) -- What started as a fun Sunday night at Cedar Point quickly turned into a frightening experience for Ryan and his family.

“Me and my two daughters were next in line, standing directly below the drop towers,” Ryan said. “I heard a twing type of sound—like tension being released—and then this giant cable came down. It was like slow motion.”

Ryan said a cable snapped on Cedar Point’s Power Tower—an almost 300-foot-tall vertical drop attraction that towers over the middle of the park.

“I yelled, ‘Oh my God!’ It happened so fast. Then the cable hit the guard tower, and it sounded like the earth was coming to an end. That’s when everyone started freaking out, scattering, and running," he said.

The park immediately evacuated riders and shut down the attraction. Thankfull

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