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A 12-year-old boy got stuck on a ride at Knott's Soak City in Buena Park today and had to be freed by firefighters.
Orange County Fire Authority personnel responded to a call around 1:45 p.m. that a 12-year-old boy had been injured at the water park.
Crews used the jaws of life to rescue the boy, whose knee got stuck under a metal partition when he slipped, according to City News Service.
The boy was not seriously injured and was released to his father.
Circumstances of the accident are under investigation.
There is also a Knott's Soak City in Palm Springs.