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Massive Brawl Breaks Out at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: 'A Lot of Yelling and Screaming'
Fights broke out at a Bay Area Six Flags over the weekend, leading to one teenager’s arrest. The incident occurred at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif, on Saturday, Oct. 4, according to NBC Bay Area. Witnesses told the outlet that several fist fights turned into a chaotic scene for many park goers. One guest, Kyleigh Sanchez, tells PEOPLE she saw the event unfold. The Southern California native was visiting the amusement park with her fiancé on Saturday. After exiting a ride, they saw "hundreds of people with their phones swarming to the center of the front pavilion.” At first, she thought it might have been a celebrity, but that couldn’t have been farther from the truth. Sanchez and her fiancé recorded the incident on their phones and shared it to TikTok. In the video, large crowds appear to gather outside a park building. Screams and yells can be heard in the background while big groups of people begin to file out of the park quickly. “When we got closer, there were people pinned to the ground and fighting each other,” Sanchez tells PEOPLE of the large group of teenage guests. “It was just shocking to see hundreds of people swarming towards the chaos and towards the fighting.” She adds, “I heard a lot of screaming and cussing and like ‘He didn’t do it.’ Just a lot of yelling and screaming… and the fight broke out three times.” According to Sanchez, three separate rounds of fighting occurred. The first two were successfully broken up by park security. By the third time, local authorities had already arrived. “All the police officers, all the security officers started running back in the park with their flashlights out, and then they tackled someone to the ground and arrested him,” she claims. Eventually, authorities were able to clear the scene by “shoveling” guests out of the park. As part of the aftermath, Sanchez found broken glass, sunglasses and even a police officer’s broken flashlight on the ground. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In a statement shared with PEOPLE, a Six Flags spokesperson said there were zero injuries as a result of the incident. “Park security and local authorities responded quickly to de-escalate altercations among youth guests and removed those individuals from the park,” they said. “We have zero tolerance for inappropriate behavior.” Vallejo police told NBC Bay Area that one teenager was arrested as a result. The department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. According to Discovery Kingdom’s website, the park enforces a chaperone policy for all guests under 15 starting at 4:00 p.m. local time each day. The policy states minors under 15 must be accompanied by someone who is at least 21 years old. Those found without a chaperone are subject to “immediate removal” from the park.
