Alycin Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area at a Georgia amusement park, authorities says. Saturday at Six Flags Over Georgia officials are uncertain why the unidentified 17-year-old from Columbia, South Carolina, scaled two 1.8-metre fences and passed signs that said the restricted area was both 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 Sergeant Dana Pierce. Three security guards were keeping visitors away from the ride on Saturday. Police said the ride was going full-speed when the teenager was struck. The ride's top speed is 80kph, according to the Six Flags website. No one riding on the roller coaster was injured, Sheth said. The teenager's friend also entered the restricted area but was not injured, Pierce said. The teenager and his parents were at the park with a group from the Oakey Spring Baptist Church near Springfield, South Carolina, police said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galloglasses Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Oh God. This is horrible. Prayers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeology cat Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I just saw this news report when I got home from Mass. Prayers for all involved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Jeez....sounds like something you'd see in a [u]Saw[/u] movie or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin86 Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 [quote name='kujo' post='1586273' date='Jun 30 2008, 01:57 AM']Jeez....sounds like something you'd see in a [u]Saw[/u] movie or something... [/quote] I think you mean Final Destination 4, but yeah straight out of that movie. Whoa. Prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 [quote name='Justin86' post='1586275' date='Jun 29 2008, 01:58 PM']I think you mean Final Destination 4, but yeah straight out of that movie. Whoa. Prayers.[/quote] Yeah, that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bus Station Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 [quote name='Justin86' post='1586275' date='Jun 29 2008, 11:58 AM']I think you mean Final Destination 4, but yeah straight out of that movie. Whoa. Prayers.[/quote] That's what I thought. Prayers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Holy Cow.... So sad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria Faustina Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 That is so scary.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Wednesday Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Oh dear lord. When I read that subject header I thought maybe it was just a decapitation of something banal, like a clown statue or something. How sad and horrible that it was a person. One would think horrific events like that are just reserved for exaggerated urban legends. Prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Oh Man. Those areas are restricted for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kujo Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I once had my LIFE TEEN hat blow off on Dudley Doo-Right at Universal Islands of Adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) Edited June 30, 2008 by Selah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizz_loves_jesus Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Prayers for him and his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Very sad. Very tragic. Sadly, too many people think that signs don't apply to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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