joecoaster Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 Girl's Feet Cut Off At Six Flags POSTED: 5:53 pm EDT June 21, 2007 UPDATED: 6:05 pm EDT June 21, 2007 Email This Story | Print This Story Sign Up for Breaking News Alerts LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Police confirmed that a girl's feet have been cut off at Six Flags' Kentucky Kingdom. Officials said they got the call around 5 p.m. Thursday and both her feet were detached at the ankle. According to MetroSafe dispatch supervisors, the girl was riding the Superman Tower of Power, which is 177 feet tall and drops riders at 54 miles per hour. According to Kentucky Kingdom, the girl was injured when the ride malfunctioned. NewsChannel 32 and WLKY.com will have more details as they're available. Quote
art_star Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 that poor girl. I am interested to hear how an accident like this could have happened. Quote
Da Wolverine Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 Just reading the story maid me grimace. Do you think this will effect Drop Zone?? Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 It all depends on what happened and how... Quote
shadow2k3 Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 Good lord, what has happened to Six Flags' Safety Standards lately? Just sickening. -S Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 It's too early to make judgments on that. Also, early media reports may or may not be correct. If this happened as reported, I look for major changes on drop rides everywhere...I can't even imagine how this could have happened. Quote
art_star Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 the cable snapped (according to the video on WLKY's website). Drop Zone doesn't use the same kind of cable system that Kentucky Kingdom uses, but who knows how this will effect things. Quote
Guest faceoff Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 This is very sad news and i hope the girl will be okay and feet are able to be re-attached and be walking after proper treatment and re-hab. How long does everybody think it will be before her parents hire a attorney and start a lawsuit? I bet not very long. Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 I'm always stunned that people see something wrong with that....if this happened to you, you don't think you would be seeking appropriate compensation? The fact of the matter is, if this happened, someone didn't do something they were supposed to. Who remains to be seen. Quote
PKIDelirium Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 Based on the webcam it would seem Drop Zone is down. It didn't move for ten minutes and now the catchcar is parked at the top. Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 and rightly so. If there is a problem with INTAMIN drop rides, they will all close until inspected and cleared of the problem. Or it could be just a coincidence.... Quote
art_star Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 Well, let's hope that this was clearly a coincidence, but if not, I agree that it is good that DZ and all other drop rides close until investigations are complete and everything is alright in the world again. Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 MORE on this: http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/104384.html Quote
art_star Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 As time goes on we will know more, yet many rumors are sure to generate from this. Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 More, and this is gruesome: Apparently direct links won't work...go to http://www.whas11.com and pick top stories... Quote
mudvayneimn Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 I didn't see anything gruesome in the video, unless you are referring to the accident in general. This is so terrible, I just don't understand what happened, and to think about the people that had witness this. There must be many like the woman at the end of the WLKY story. Quote
neo8820 Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 I too am very interested in knowing how this happened. Some of the videos on local news stations show people working around car three which faces the waterpark. The piece of blue hardware that attaches to the cable and lifts the car up can be seen clearly in the video for cars 2-4 at the top of the tower. The side of the tower with cars 1 and 5 cannot be seen. If my memory serves me right there is only one cable attached to the blue piece of hardware. One would assume from these observations that the cable did not snap or atleast did not snap completely. What are everyone thoughts? Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Isn't that ride an S&S power tower? No, it is an INTAMIN Giant Drop. Quote
neo8820 Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Isn't that ride an S&S power tower? No it's an Intamin AG Drop Tower. If my memory serves me correctly it was one of the first free fall Drop Towers and I believe it is a prototype. Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Correct, it was a prototype. It was, in fact, the first of its type. Quote
neo8820 Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Another interesting fact is they NEVER that I have seen run all 5 cars at the same time. Anyone have any idea why? Quote
KIfan73 Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 That is absolutely horrible. My prayers go out to that girl. Quote
The Interpreter Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 I believe the reason why SFKK's Hellevator never ran all five sides at the same time is the same reason why TRTR never used all of its seats. It doesn't function properly with all sides operating. Quote
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