Boy Rescued After Walking Along a Monorail Track at Pennsylvania’s Hersheypark

Hersheypark guests were left stunned after witnessing a child walking along the Pennsylvania amusement park’s monorail track.

According to local media outlet WGAL, the incident occurred shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Aug 30. One park guest shared a video of the child walking on the monorail tracks, with other panicked guests telling him to move to a nearby roof, where a man was waiting for him.

The man hopped up on the monorail track from the roof of the nearby building and picked up the child. They both got off the monorail tracks safely.

In a statement, a Hersheypark spokesperson confirmed the child had become separated from his parents at around 5:05 p.m. As park employees searched for him, he entered a secured area of the monorail. He remained there for almost 20 minutes before taking