Horrifying Accident at Six Flags Over Georgia, Teen Decapitated
A tragedy occurred at Six Flags Over Georgia on Saturday when a 17 year old boy was killed when he was struck by a roller coaster. Two teens had left the park for lunch and then returned. Instead of going back through the main gate they took a shortcut by jumping two six foot fences and entering a restricted area near Batman - The Ride. A clone of the ride at Great Adventure is in the picture to the right. The police report said that one of the boys jumped to try to touch the feet of the riders on the passing train. The boy was beheaded.
This is a sad story, but hopefully it will deter other kids from going into restricted areas and sneaking into theme parks. On my Kings Island trip last summer I remember seeing some teens hanging out in the woods near Top Gun. They had likely found a way to sneak into the park and were trespassing like the boys at Six Flags Over Georgia.
Below is a video of CNN's coverage:
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Teen Decapitated by Roller Coaster at Six Flags
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3 comments:
ha i hate to say this.
u get what you get.
I agree with the second poster that Jamie is insensitive to say the least, but if you post a comment with any curse words in it, it will be removed.
Jamie, I'm not sure how old you are, but we've all done something stupid and possibly reckless when we were teens. The difference is we were lucky enough not to have anything tragic happen to us where this guy that wasn't the case.
This incident's definitely not the park's fault, but have a heart man.
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