This incident could've ended much differently, and very badly. But, luckily for the young boy whose safety harness failed in the midst of an amusement ride in Sweden, a quick thinking and quick acting carnival worker saved the day.

Take a look at the unnamed man's heroics:

According to reports, the boy was in good spirits afterwards and completely unhurt. His parents, however, were said to be extremely "freaked out" after the incident. They hugged and thanked the carnival worker repeatedly and even offered him a reward, which he declined.

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