Riders Stranded In Power Outage On Ocean City Boardwalk (Videos)

A number of riders at a Jersey Shore boardwalk were stranded on rides Monday night after a power outage hit the area.

Videos show workers literally taking matters into their own hands, manually moving rides so they can remove people from cars in Ocean City.

The outage hit around 8:30 p.m, and Atlantic City Electric says the cause of the outage is under investigation. Equipment at the boardwalk may need to be replaced because of the outage.

Power was restored after about 20 minutes, according to nj.com.

Amusement park Vice President Brian Hartley told The Press of Atlantic City that Playland Castaway Cove riders were evacuated as part of procedure, and they gave ticket refunds to those affected.

Here are videos of the scene:

Photo courtesy of HughEDillon