Teenager's feet severed......

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Teenager's feet severed on popular amusement park ride

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A witness say an amusement park accident in Kentucky occurred when a cable on a thrill ride snapped.

A 13-year-old girl's feet were severed in yesterday's accident on the Superman Tower of Power ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville.
Chris Dinnette was riding one car over from the girl who was hurt. He tells WAVE television he heard what he thought were screams of excitement. But then he saw a cable quot;come back and hit a lot of peoplequot; and realized he was hearing screams of horror.

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 closed indefinitely.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This is heart breaking!  These rides do not malfunction as often as some would have you believe, but when they do someone always gets seriously injured or killed.  13 years old.  What a tragedy.

ugh...that is horrible to hear.

The girl is currently in surgery to have her feet re-attached. Messed up. Apparently park employees picked them up and sent them to the hospital with her.

yes, they EMT's were able to pack her feet in ice....but can they really be re-attached?

i hope so

That is so terrrible.  That poor girl.


Originally Posted by rychehitmanyes, they EMT's were able to pack her feet in ice....but can they really be re-attached?That depends on how long the feet were detached and the cut itself .. if the cut was clean then it's not impossible that the surgery could work.

In any case, my heart goes out to the poor girl, no child (or adult for that matter) should have to experience that kind of pain.

man, that is horrible!!!!! hope some good vasular surgeons were on site and that lil girl better makes enough $$$ to retire 10 times over.
These kinds of things are always tough to hear.  I certainly hope that all works out for her, I am keeping her in my thoughts and prayers.

Terrible, just terrible.