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Old 06-21-2007, 09:00 PM  
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Girl defeeted by Six Flags ride

Girl's feet severed on ride at Six Flags in Kentucky
POSTED: 10:36 p.m. EDT, June 21, 2007

(CNN) -- A girl's feet were cut off Thursday when a free-fall thrill ride malfunctioned at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Amusement Park in Louisville, Kentucky, police said.

A cord wrapped around the 16-year-old's feet and severed them at her ankles while she was on the "Superman Tower of Power," a police dispatcher said. The girl was taken to a local hospital.

"That could have been all of us -- riding that ride," Whitney Sandfer, who witnessed the accident, told CNN affiliate WDRB/WMYO.

The incident took place shortly before 5 p.m. ET, according to Six Flags spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg. The park remained open, but the ride in question was shut down and will remain so until the full investigation is complete, Goldberg said.

During the ride, passengers are lifted to 177 feet, suspended momentarily and then dropped, according to the park's Web site.

Passengers drop 154 feet at 54 mph, stopping "just 20 terrifying feet above the pavement," it adds.

"I seen the car go up. Then, like, the cable broke, I heard -- pwchh -- and I heard a lot of people screaming," Chris Stinnett, who was at a ride next to the Superman Tower of Power, told WDRB/WMYO.

"The cable went under the car -- and I seen it pull up and hit a lot of people -- and I seen them bring their legs up," Stinnett said.

The ride was introduced in 1995.
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:21 PM   #16
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guess she can't put one foot in front of another now.
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:21 PM   #17
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:22 PM   #18
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:23 PM   #19
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how tall is she? 5 FEET one.
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:24 PM   #20
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:26 PM   #21
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the Tower of Power was 108' tall...




now the ride drops an extra 2 feet
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:28 PM   #22
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:31 PM   #23
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:33 PM   #24
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now the ride drops an extra 2 feet


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Old 06-21-2007, 09:35 PM   #25
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:35 PM   #26
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This is horrible. Just horrible. I have a 15 year old kid. I can't imagine getting that phone call.
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:36 PM   #27
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:46 PM   #28
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Old 06-21-2007, 09:53 PM   #30
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A cord wrapped around the 16-year-old's feet and severed them at her ankles while she was on the "Superman Tower of Power," a police dispatcher said. The girl was taken to a local hospital.
She was heard screaming, "oww, my an-Kal-Els".
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