Girl's feet cut off on park ride
Pastor Dale Morgan
Girl's feet severed on ride at Six Flags in Kentucky*
POSTED: 0112 GMT (0912 HKT), June 21, 2007
Story Highlights
• Ride malfunctions and cuts off girl's feet at Six Flags in Louisville,
Kentucky
• Girl, 16, was on "Superman Tower of Power," a free-fall thrill ride
• Ride drops passengers 154 feet at 54 mph, stopping 20 feet above pavement
(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.
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.
"Feel the adrenalin rush of rapid ascent to the dizzying summit. That's
when the Kryptonite kicks in and suddenly you're plummeting 177
harrowing feet to the pavement below," the description says.
The ride was introduced in 1995.