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edited June 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Sorry for the title, but there's no accounting for stupidity...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25431893/

Teen decapitated at Six Flags over Georgia
The youth reportedly climbed over 2 fences and was hit by Batman ride

AUSTELL, Ga. - A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area Saturday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities said.

Six Flags officials are uncertain why the unidentified 17-year-old from Columbia, S.C. scaled two six-foot fences and passed signs that said the restricted area was off-limits and dangerous to visitors, spokeswoman Hela Sheth said in a news release.

Authorities were investigating reports from witnesses who said the teenager jumped the fences to retrieve a hat he lost while riding the Batman roller coaster, said Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce. Police have declined to release the teenager's name until an autopsy is completed.


Six Flags said it closed the roller coaster after the Saturday afternoon accident out of respect for the teen's family. The ride was expected to reopen on Sunday, according to a Six Flags news release.

No riders injured
Police said the ride was going full speed when the teen was struck. The ride's top speed is 50 mph, according to the park's Web site.

No one riding on the roller coaster was injured, Sheth said. The teen was with another boy who also entered the restricted area but was not injured, Pierce said.

The teen and his parents were at the park with a group from the Oakey Spring Baptist Church near Springfield, S.C., police said.

In May 2002, 58-year-old groundskeeper Samuel Milton Guyton of Atlanta was killed after he wandered in a restricted area under the Batman roller coaster's path and was struck in the head by the dangling leg of one of the ride's passengers. The ride was closed for a day to allow the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration to inspect the ride. It was deemed safe for passengers.

In June 2007, a teenager's legs were severed when cables snapped on the Superman Tower of Power ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Ky. Doctors were able to reattach Kaitlyn Lasitter's right foot, but she had to have some of her left leg amputated and subsequent surgeries.

State officials blame a faulty cable and slow response by an amusement park ride operator in the accident. Her family is suing Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, claiming the park failed to maintain the ride and equipment and ensure riders' safety. The amusement park has denied liability in court filings.
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  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    Why do they need to do an autopsy if he was decapitated?
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  • WildsWilds Posts: 4,329
    mole1985 wrote:
    Why do they need to do an autopsy if he was decapitated?

    Drugs? Alcohol?
  • kcherubkcherub Posts: 961
    He was trying to retrieve a hat that had fallen off. I am guessing he had just been on the ride. Really, really sad. He probably could have just asked someone at the part to get it for him.

    He was there with a church group and his parents, so I doubt he was drinking. However, kids these days.

    Just tragic, even if he shouldn't have been in there.

    BTW, I think a thread on this got shut down yesterday. If I am correct, people might have been too carefree on the subject.

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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    kcherub wrote:
    He was trying to retrieve a hat that had fallen off. I am guessing he had just been on the ride. Really, really sad. He probably could have just asked someone at the part to get it for him.

    He was there with a church group and his parents, so I doubt he was drinking. However, kids these days.

    Just tragic, even if he shouldn't have been in there.

    BTW, I think a thread on this got shut down yesterday. If I am correct, people might have been too carefree on the subject.

    Take care,
    I think that we were a bit too carefree with the subject yesterday. :o

    P.S. We had really had planned on going to Six Flags over Georgia prior to this.
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  • you areyou are Posts: 1,651
    another report said he wanted to touch the ride....who knows? i'm sure there will be more info later on. i really feel sorry for the guy, especially his friend that was with him (that's got to be traumatic), and his family. he was 17 so it's no telling what he was thinking or doing. :(
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  • zenithzenith Posts: 3,191
    i have to say - i get really nervous near rollercoasters - i get worried that the harness isnt locked properly, and if my kids go on by themselves, i really have to stop myself from running over and double checking there harness after the attendant has locked it down - just to be sure :o

    last time we went on one a girl had been killed in the few weeks previously - i was nearly sick each time the kids went on
    impatience is a gift ........
  • vital5vital5 Posts: 5,486
    you are wrote:
    another report said he wanted to touch the ride....who knows? i'm sure there will be more info later on. i really feel sorry for the guy, especially his friend that was with him (that's got to be traumatic), and his family. he was 17 so it's no telling what he was thinking or doing. :(
    I feel sorry for him too... not sure what he was thinking either.. Gotta wonder where his head was at when he thought he'd look closer.

    I lost a hat on the log ride once.... it came back around and some large woman had sat on it and squashed it.. i was young... i think i hated her for it. I never wore the hat again.. it was mishapen hehe Same day i got stung in the car by a wasp. was it karma?
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    This is really sad. Very tragic. :(
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  • threefish10threefish10 Posts: 7,392
    vital5 wrote:
    Gotta wonder where his head was at


    babhahaha hahaha.


    if only he knew he wouldn't have a need for the hat.
    condescending and sarcastic since 1980
  • you areyou are Posts: 1,651
    threefish10 wrote:
    babhahaha hahaha.


    if only he knew he wouldn't have a need for the hat.

    ok, this is why the other thread about this was closed...
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  • vital5vital5 Posts: 5,486
    threefish10 wrote:
    babhahaha hahaha.


    if only he knew he wouldn't have a need for the hat.
    how insensitive :eek:
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