Girl defeeted by Six Flags ride
 

Girl's feet severed on ride at Six Flags in Kentucky
POSTED: 10:36 p.m. EDT, June 21, 2007

(CNN) -- A girl's feet were cut off Thursday when a free-fall thrill ride malfunctioned at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Amusement Park in Louisville, Kentucky, police said.

A cord wrapped around the 16-year-old's feet and severed them at her ankles while she was on the "Superman Tower of Power," a police dispatcher said. The girl was taken to a local hospital.

"That could have been all of us -- riding that ride," Whitney Sandfer, who witnessed the accident, told CNN affiliate WDRB/WMYO.

The incident took place shortly before 5 p.m. ET, according to Six Flags spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg. The park remained open, but the ride in question was shut down and will remain so until the full investigation is complete, Goldberg said.

During the ride, passengers are lifted to 177 feet, suspended momentarily and then dropped, according to the park's Web site.

Passengers drop 154 feet at 54 mph, stopping "just 20 terrifying feet above the pavement," it adds.

"I seen the car go up. Then, like, the cable broke, I heard -- pwchh -- and I heard a lot of people screaming," Chris Stinnett, who was at a ride next to the Superman Tower of Power, told WDRB/WMYO.

"The cable went under the car -- and I seen it pull up and hit a lot of people -- and I seen them bring their legs up," Stinnett said.

The ride was introduced in 1995.

There's trouble afoot.

Until recently the ride was called The Hellevator.

I have hit that ride over 50 times!!!



that truly sucks!!! :(

hey now, aren't we here to talk about football?

guess her favorite movie was footloose.

You must be newer than your post count indicates.

FOOT...ball


as in.... her feet (both of what would be consider 'foot') were severed

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ROFL

guess it didn't just miss her by a.....foot.

No, no. He's TRYING, keyword, to use words with "foot" in them. a la Austin Powers.

I bet she gets a free lifetime pass out of the deal.

Too bad for her overall, though.

Aw, c'mon, FAX! What was your joke?

She'll be set for life after the lawsuit, but you're right.

It wasn't all that bad really. Something about not having to stand in line anymore. Yours was much more tastless. :p

let's point our feet in the right direction now, shall we?

what activity do you spend the majority of the time at a theme park doing?

guess she can't put one foot in front of another now.

bad pun

The thrill of victory, the agony of defeet.

heh--way to join in, sam

how tall is she? 5 FEET one.

Yeah, she doesn't have a leg to stand on.

the Tower of Power was 108' tall...




now the ride drops an extra 2 feet

She doesn't have to be on her toes anymore.

I really need to stop, this girl might be my neighbor. :(

ROFL

Dang.

FAX

investigators are stumped

This is horrible. Just horrible. I have a 15 year old kid. I can't imagine getting that phone call.

LMAO This is terrible

She may get in free.. but now she'll be about a foot under the height requirements for most rides.

This thread is worthless without pics....

She was heard screaming, "oww, my an-Kal-Els".

Damn guys. You are all just evil. ROFL

Enough with the bad jokes. If you were wondering her name was Ileen moore

:harumph: LMAO

walk it off

I guess the theme park will be footing the bill for her medical needs.

Damn flatfoots.

There are some horrible, horrible things said in this thread. But don't worry everyone, it's not like she can kick your ass for them or anything.

No need to worry about her.. all you have to do is get up the stairs.

I figured I would see an IHOP joke in here.

She wanted to be a cop?

Yeah... we're really toeing the line of decency.

I cannot believe the lack of class on this forum. You all obviously do not have any compassion and I hope hope you all suffer a horrendous and painful tragedy so you can empathize.

No...she's dyslexic...her name is Eileen Dawrongway

At least she won't have to worry about tying her shoes now.

I heard Louisville has one of the best limp specialists in the world.

Thanks for making them toe the line.

Already got that one.

:D

He was a step ahead of you.

Dang it.


Wait. Let me have another try.

"You're right. I really feel like a heel."

I couldn't agree more, Mr. chiefscraze.

Somebody needs to put their foot down.

FAX

I agree seriously stop the jokes. That poor sole

At least she won't ever have to worry about putting her foot in her mouth.

Put a sock in it!

You could probably use one of her pairs.

So, how exactly does this ride cause someone to lose their feet?

sounds like she went out on a limb

Looks like the 230 foot drop was a bit much for her.

This chick sounds like my kind of girl.

Wondered when you would be stopping by. This thread is right up your alley.

Yeah, it was only a matter of time until stumppy showed up.

This thread is a shoe-in for the Hall of Classics.

Agreed. We should all be sensitive to the person this tragedy affects most: her creepy next-door neighbor with the foot fetish.

He's got to be kicking himself right now.

I dated a girl named Ilene in high school, we were totally in 'love', high school love...whatever... but, if we had married, she really would have been:

Ilene Wright. That wasn't gonna work. heh.

So she wasn't Mrs. Wright huh?

I blame the ride operator. Probably some dumb kid who left his foot on the pedal.

It seems she just couldn't wait to get her feet on the ground.

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What the?

It's from Robot Chicken.

nope. but seriously, can't you imagine how tough it has been for me, for my whole life being Mr. Wright? Women everywhere... looking for me?

I buckled under pressure and got married in 2001. So, I have been breaking all the hearts ever since.

Now, if a beautiful brazilian/italian combo ever comes my way, though... may have to upgrade to wife2.0

"I seen the car go up. Then, like, the cable broke, I heard -- pwchh -- and I heard a lot of people screaming," Chris Stinnett, who was at a ride next to the Superman Tower of Power, told WDRB/WMYO.

-The grammar he used is another reason not to visit Kentucky kingdom.

Now shes too short to ride the ride next time

somebody already beat you to that punchline. By a whole leg.

All she has to do is show her stubs.

Well, if she was looking for emplyment at the park, at least she has her foot in the door...

The news on the local radio station that covered this story this morning was sponsored by Gold Bond Medicated Foot Powder.

heh...You're all going to hell...

The cables were obviously made of Kryptonite.