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Moment man manages to catch stranger's mobile mid-air on rollercoaster

This is the moment a man managed to catch a stranger's mobile phone midair as it flew away from a rollercoaster.

Samuel Kempf was on the ride at Spain's PortAventura amusement park and was just at the point of the ride's drop.

Mr Kempf, from New Zealand, said he saw a man two rows in front drop his phone out of reach in the car.

He told stuff.co.nz: "He was trying to reach down and grab it but because he was locked in he couldn't reach it.

“And I just jokingly said to my brother and the people we were with 'get ready to catch.’

"The ride started and I totally forgot about it because I was just in the moment 'cause it was such a good ride and then after the first drop we rose up and I just saw the phone drift across my view so I reached out and managed to catch it.”

When the ride was over, Mr Kempf returned the phone to the man who was looking for it on the ground.

He added: "He couldn't believe it, he gave me a big hug."

The phone's owner bought a copy of the video and gave it to Mr Kempf as a thank you.

The owner of the phone bought the video for Mr Kempf as a thank you (Youtube)

The video has since gone viral and has had thousands of views within hours.

Mr Kempf, from Timaru, was representing New Zealand in the Fistballing World Champions, which finished on August 17.

The ride is called Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya and is one of Europe's fastest rollercoasters, travelling speeds of 83mph.

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