Girl Loses Legs at Six Flags
In a grisly, freak accident on Thursday, a 13 year-old girl lost her legs when the Superman: Tower of Power ride she was on had a cable snap, whipping in the air and severing the child's legs. According to WLKY-
“As the ride came down, the wire swung left, struck the young lady on the back side of my children,” Williams said. Williams’ daughter Amber said she gave up her seat to the 13-year-old and was sitting on the other side of the ride. Williams rushed toward the ride to find his daughter. As Smith raced to find members of her group, she said she made a gruesome discovery. “When I got up there, the lady, she was just sitting there and she didn’t have no legs,” Smith said. “She didn’t have no legs at all. She was just calm, probably in shock from everything.”
So far there is no word on the girl's condition. The ride has been shutdown pending a full investigation and has also been removed from the Six Flags website.
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CLOSE SIX FLAGS FOR "EVER"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: karina | June 26, 2007 at 07:56 PM
People are saying that they will never come back to Six Flags for this accident. But I dont understand is why? Sure the fear is there. Thats why we go. To stop going for a 1 in a million freak accident is stupid. You would have a bigger chance of getting in a car accident and getting killed then a death by an amusement park attraction. people are over-reacting once agian. I am going to Six Flags next weekend and sure there might be a bit of tremdation about the ride but there always will be. Thats is the whole point about it.
Posted by: Trinity | July 07, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Thanks for the comment, Trinity. I hope you have a good time at Six Flags next week.
Posted by: keith | July 09, 2007 at 12:13 AM
La situation c'est tres triste. Je suis alle a cette parc d'amusement et je dis que'est-ce magnifique. Je me sens mal pour la petite fille qu'a perdu ses jambes mes sons les choses qui passent en la vie.
Posted by: Julien | October 06, 2007 at 03:51 PM
Good post. I am going to Six Flags next weekend and sure there might be a bit of tremdation about the ride but there always will be...
Posted by: theme parks | March 25, 2009 at 03:11 AM
I'm sorry for her. It's awful and she should totaly get like a billion dollars but I LOVE Six Flags. I'ts one and a TRILLION that this will ever happen again!
Posted by: Rachel | March 28, 2009 at 05:07 PM