Tuesday 9 August 2022 08:37 PM Welsh man, 26, blacks out while on a rollercoaster trends now
A 'freaked out' festivalgoer blacked out on a theme park ride beside his giggling rollercoaster-mad pal.
Liam Owens, 26, was at the Colour Clash festival, South Wales, when Thomas Chapman, 28, 'convinced' him to go on the pendulum ride, saying: 'You only live once'.
But footage shows Mr Owens beginning to shout and swear as the ride begins to rotate, before he finally passes out for 15 seconds during the 'intense' experience.
Liam Owens, 26, collapsed after a few terrifying minutes on the rollercoaster alongside his friend Thomas Chapman
Mr Chapman, pictured left, said he had paid for his friend. Mr ride on the rollercoaster
Mr Chapman said he had paid for his rollercoaster-phobic pal's £10 ticket - and the panicking builder had only agreed to go on after finding out he couldn't get a refund.
And he admitted he was 'laughing' after he noticed his friend had fainted and continued to see the funny side after the pair finally got off.
Mr Chapman said: 'He's terrified of rides, but I eventually convinced him to go on because I already paid and they wouldn't refund the money.
'He was freaked out, and he was saying 'There's no way I can do this. I really don't want to do this.'
'But I just kept motivating him, just saying, 'You only live once' and 'If you don't go on, you'll regret it.'
'He passed out for about ten or 15 seconds, and I couldn't stop laughing when he came off the ride.'
The two friends, both from Newport, South Wales, had gone to the rave festival at Tredegar Par together on July 15, where DJs
