Overview

• The child was reported missing around 5:05 p.m. on Aug. 30 and was reunited with family unharmed about 20–25 minutes later, officials said.
• Hersheypark says the Capital BlueCross Monorail was closed, with a chained entrance and a barricaded turnstile at the platform.
• Bystander video shows a guest climbing from a nearby roof onto the elevated track to pick up the boy and lower him to safety.
• The rescuer was identified as John Sampson, who told local media his “dad instincts kicked in,” and the boy’s family later thanked him.
• News reports place the track roughly 20–30 feet above ground, and the park says it is reviewing how access to the closed area occurred.