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Teen Loses Feet In Six Flags Accident
13-Year-Old Was Riding Superman Tower Of Power Ride In Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 22, 2007 The Superman Tower of Power at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, June 21, 2007. (CBS)Quote  "I seen the cable come back and hit people." eyewitness Chris Stinnett WHAT DO YOU THINK? |
(CBS/AP) Officials at a Louisville amusement park say both of a teenage girl's legs were severed above the ankle while on a thrill ride at the park.
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg says the accident happened around four-45 p-m yesterday on the Superman Tower of Power.
"It swung and I heard a lot of people screaming," said eyewitness Chris Stinnett. "I seen the cable come back and hit people."
Goldberg says it's unclear at what point during the ride the 13-year-old girl was injured. She was taken to University Hospital. There was no immediate word last night on her condition.
The ride lifts passengers 177 feet straight up, then drops 154 feet, reaching a speed of 54 miles-per-hour according to the park's Web site.
The ride has been shut down indefinitely while park officials investigate what caused the accident. The rest of the park remained open.
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg says the accident happened around four-45 p-m yesterday on the Superman Tower of Power.
"It swung and I heard a lot of people screaming," said eyewitness Chris Stinnett. "I seen the cable come back and hit people."
Goldberg says it's unclear at what point during the ride the 13-year-old girl was injured. She was taken to University Hospital. There was no immediate word last night on her condition.
The ride lifts passengers 177 feet straight up, then drops 154 feet, reaching a speed of 54 miles-per-hour according to the park's Web site.
The ride has been shut down indefinitely while park officials investigate what caused the accident. The rest of the park remained open.
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