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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Springfield Teen's Jump From Seaside Heights Skyride Hits the Internet

Storms were brewing when YouTube video was shot

Melanie Rossomando has leapt into web notoriety. A video showing the Springfield teen jumping from the Skyride in Seaside Heights is spreading throughout the Internet. The video that had Rossomando jumping from the Skyride, the aerial tramway that runs about 30 feet above boardwalk, down to the beach below had more than 13,000 views Monday morning. It all happened as strong thunderstorms were beginning to roll into the area Saturday night, shows the Skyride stationary, presumably from a loss of electrical power due to the storms. "Oh my God, look, they got stuck," shouts the person who took the video, as the camera points toward the ride. After a few minutes of being stuck in the metal car as clouds roll in ominously above, Rossomando can …

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