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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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06-21-2007, 09:03 PM
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There's trouble afoot.
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06-21-2007, 09:10 PM
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"Think ZOOM!"
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Until recently the ride was called The Hellevator.
I have hit that ride over 50 times!!! that truly sucks!!!  |
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06-21-2007, 09:10 PM
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remember, remember
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hey now, aren't we here to talk about football?
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06-21-2007, 09:10 PM
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remember, remember
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guess her favorite movie was footloose.
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06-21-2007, 09:12 PM
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06-21-2007, 09:14 PM
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remember, remember
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as in.... her feet (both of what would be consider 'foot') were severed ....  |
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06-21-2007, 09:15 PM
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remember, remember
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guess it didn't just miss her by a.....foot.
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06-21-2007, 09:15 PM
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HOF 20??
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06-21-2007, 09:17 PM
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Seize life. Be an ermine.
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I bet she gets a free lifetime pass out of the deal.
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06-21-2007, 09:18 PM
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Aw, c'mon, FAX! What was your joke?
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06-21-2007, 09:19 PM
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06-21-2007, 09:20 PM
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remember, remember
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let's point our feet in the right direction now, shall we?
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