Ouch

ElChevelle · 22nd June 2007, 02:39

Girl's feet severed on ride at Six Flags in Kentucky

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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.

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.

"Feel the adrenalin rush of rapid ascent to the dizzying summit. That's when the Kryptonite kicks in and suddenly you're plummeting 177 harrowing feet to the pavement below," the description says.

The ride was introduced in 1995.

She should sue since she doesn't have a leg to stand on.

MidnightViper88 · 22nd June 2007, 03:08

Damn...If I hadn't worked today, I would've been there...

I need some new feet...

[edit]How the fuck have I not heard of that ride?

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ElChevelle · 22nd June 2007, 12:12

I've heard of it but it's not my style.
Falling isn't something Chev likes to do.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 23rd June 2007, 00:55

That's horrible.

MidnightViper88 · 23rd June 2007, 03:45

Funny...I try to look up the ride on the Six Flags site, and they took the page down...Same thing with other Six Flags locations...Must not be a popular ride to warrant a section on the website anymore...

Ok, nevermind...I have heard of the ride, but I knew it when they called it the "Hell-a-vator"...

My dad and my cousin have riden it several times...I've heard in the past stories about the ride getting stuck at the top, but none about amputations...

ElChevelle · 23rd June 2007, 04:38

The park here in Denver, which is no longer a Six Flags park, has closed the ride too.

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Her feet were recovered by Six Flags staff and were sent to the hospital with her

LUNCH!

22nd June 2007, 03:08	#2
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,096	Damn...If I hadn't worked today, I would've been there... I need some new feet... [edit]How the fuck have I not heard of that ride? [/edit] "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

23rd June 2007, 03:45	#5
MidnightViper88 Made In The USA (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The 502 Posts: 9,096	Funny...I try to look up the ride on the Six Flags site, and they took the page down...Same thing with other Six Flags locations...Must not be a popular ride to warrant a section on the website anymore... Ok, nevermind...I have heard of the ride, but I knew it when they called it the "Hell-a-vator"... My dad and my cousin have riden it several times...I've heard in the past stories about the ride getting stuck at the top, but none about amputations... "I just want to lie in my own crusty filth, eating rancid egg sandwiches, until some unfortunate paramedic has to blow down my door to find my bloated and pasty corpse wedged between the nightstand and mattress stained with Bengay and Robitussin DM." - Greg Gutfeld on sex and seniors "Syphilis does not stay in Vegas. Debt collectors do not stay in Vegas. Dead hookers stay in Vegas, but the guilt stays with you forever." - Bill Schultz

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22nd June 2007, 12:12	#3
ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,430	I've heard of it but it's not my style. Falling isn't something Chev likes to do.

23rd June 2007, 00:55	#4
sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,767	That's horrible.