Ride, formerly known as the Hellavator, since it was built in 1995, she There had not been another major incident on the Tower of Power Six Flags spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg said: "The shutdown willĪllow the parks to inspect the rides. "They were trapped on their for five minutes while the medics Until the authorities had helped the girl. "Then I saw the reaction of the operator of the ride, and IĬould hear people panicking. Said: "I saw the cable whipping up on the side of the tower as the Screaming 'Get me out!' We knew someone must be badly hurt,Ĭlyde Ewbank, a youth pastor supervising a group of youngsters, "The ride operator started freaking out, then people were It was only when we about to get off that we realised "We thought it might be a cable snapping but the ride carried The ride, so we knew that sound wasn't supposed to happen. "I heard a strange noise on the ride," said Gabe. Gabe Harmon, 13, and Andrew English, 14, were among children on the TheĬompany said there had been no reports of injuries on the ride before. The Six Flags and Cedar Fair groups immediately closed tower ridesĪt its parks in St Louis, Illinois, Cincinatti and Washington. "We do not know at this stage what caused the cable to Girl in the legs," said Bill Clary, spokesman for the Kentuckyĭepartment of Agriculture, which inspects amusement park rides. "A cable broke loose on the ride, striking the 13 year-old Responsible for two of the biggest rides at Alton Towers and Drayton The attraction was manufactured by a Swiss company, which is also They included a number of Superman tower rides, and similar towers The accident happened at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom theme park,Īnd yesterday similar attractions in several states were shut down as She was rushed to hospital by ambulance, where it was thought she Youngsters trapped on the ride screamed in horror, many of them bursting The schoolgirl received emergency treatment on the spot, as other Legs, severing her feet just above the ankle. The 13 year-old was riding the Superman Tower Of Power, anĪttraction which lifts passengers 117 ft into the air then drops themĪs she plummeted downward, a cable snapped and whipped across her THEME park thrill rides across America have been closed down afterĪ teenage girl's feet were sliced off in an horrific accident. APA style: GIRL'S FEET SLICED OFF ON THEME PARK RIDE SUPERMAN TOWER OF POWER.GIRL'S FEET SLICED OFF ON THEME PARK RIDE SUPERMAN TOWER OF POWER." Retrieved from MLA style: "GIRL'S FEET SLICED OFF ON THEME PARK RIDE SUPERMAN TOWER OF POWER." The Free Library.
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