Funderland patrons cheat death on ‘Frisbee’

DOZENS of people cheated death when a large gear cog snapped off a white-knuckle funfair ride in mid-air, missing their heads by inches as it crashed earthwards.

Funderland yesterday launched an investigation into the incident at the Showgrounds in Cork, where the funfair is running until Sunday.

The ride, known as the Frisbee, mimics the pendulum of a clock, swinging funfair patrons — strapped into their seats on a spinning circular platform — to a height of around 50 feet.