The man, who said he was celebrating his niece’s birthday at Castles N’ Coasters in Phoenix, told NBC affiliate KPNX he was riding Desert Storm, a double-looping roller coaster, when his lap bar unlatched just seconds after the ride began.

Video captures the moment a man says he realized his lap bar unlocked during a roller coaster ride at an Arizona amusement park. The man jumped off the ride to safety. CNN affiliate KPHO with the reports says they have tried to contact Castles N’ Coasters,

The man was celebrating his niece’s birthday at Castles N’ Coasters in Phoenix last Sunday when the safety bar on a double-loop roller coaster unfastened.

An Arizona man made a split-second decision on a roller coaster that he said may have saved his life. The man, who did not want his name used, jumped from a moving roller coaster seat just before the cars went down a large drop. The man was riding the double loop coaster called the Desert Storm at Castles N’ Coasters park near Phoenix on Nov. 24.

PHOENIX — An Arizona man said he climbed out of a moving roller coaster after the safety bar became unlatched. The man asked 12News not to identify him, but shared cell phone video capturing the incident. The man said he was celebrating his niece's birthday at Castles N' Coasters in Phoenix last Sunday when the terrifying incident happened.