![]() ![]() A group of Napa High School teenagers were crowded on a waterslide in an attempt to break an annual record of how many students could go down at once, when the slide ripped apart due to the weight. ![]() In 1997, a teenage girl was killed and 32 people were injured when the Bonzai Pipeline slide at California's Waterworld USA collapsed.Her parents reached a settlement with the park. Doctor's were able to reattach Kaitlyn Lasitter's right foot. In June 2007, a 13-year-old girl had both of her feet severed when a cable snapped on the Superman Tower of Power ride at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville.The coaster, traveling at 50 miles per hour, decapitated the teen. Some believe he was trying to retrieve a lost hat. In June 2008, the Batman roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia killed a 17-year-old who entered a restricted area.The amusement park reached a settlement with the family in November 2014. Some questioned if her safety bar was completely fastened. In July 2013, Rosy Esparza fell 75 feet to her death while riding the Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas.She was ripped around for five to ten minutes, according to her father, Timothy Gilreath, WOWT reported. The ride lifts passengers 177 feet in the air, then drops them at speeds reaching 54 mph. An 11-year-old girl's scalp was ripped off after her hair got caught on a carnival ride in Omaha, Neb., in May. Elizabeth Gilreath was on the King's Crown ride when her hair was caught in the spinning mechanism. State inspectors were at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville to examine the Superman Tower of Power, where Thursdays accident happened.They and their 16-year-old companion, whose name has not been released, were transported to Niswonger Children's Hospital in Johnson City, Tenn. On Monday, three girls were injured after falling out of a Ferris wheel at a county fair in Greeneville, Tenn. Briley and Kayla Reynolds, ages 6 and 10, fell 35 to 40 feet from the Ferris wheel at the Greene County Fair, authorities said.Caleb Schwab, 10, died Sunday at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City while riding on the "Verrückt." Schwab died of a neck injury. The slide, which is billed as the world's tallest water slide, will remain closed for the rest of the season, according to park officials.Here are a few of the recent horrific accidents that have occurred at amusement parks and fairs across the country. A 10-year-old boy killed while riding a giant Kansas water slide on Sunday is a chilling example of the danger that can occur when riding fair and amusement park rides.īecause there is no clear data on the number of accidents that occur at fairs and amusement parks, it's hard to know how often accidents occur. ![]()
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