Ten-year-old Caleb Thomas Schwab died from a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F08%2F07%2Fus%2Fkansas-schlitterbahn-water-park-child-death%2F">neck injury</a> while riding the world's tallest water slide at Schlitterbahn Kansas City Water Park in August. The slide's raft drops 168 feet, 7 inches before it hits another 50-foot drop. Some park guests said the slide's harness wasn't working properly that day. The circumstances of the boy's death are still under investigation.
Ten-year-old Caleb Thomas Schwab died from a neck injury while riding the world's tallest water slide at Schlitterbahn Kansas City Water Park in August. The slide's raft drops 168 feet, 7 inches before it hits another 50-foot drop. Some park guests said the slide's harness wasn't working properly that day. The circumstances of the boy's death are still under investigation.
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James A. Young II, a 45-year-old special-education teacher, lost his cell phone and wallet when riding a roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, in 2015. When Young jumped over a fence into the restricted area under the roller coaster to look for his belongings, he was<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2015%2F08%2F14%2Fus%2Fohio-amusement-park-death%2F"> hit and killed</a> by a coaster train.
James A. Young II, a 45-year-old special-education teacher, lost his cell phone and wallet when riding a roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, in 2015. When Young jumped over a fence into the restricted area under the roller coaster to look for his belongings, he was hit and killed by a coaster train.
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In 2013, Rosy Esparza was<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F07%2F21%2Fus%2Ftexas-roller-coaster-death%2F"> thrown out</a> of her seat on the Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas and died from multiple injuries. Her family filed a civil wrongful-death lawsuit accusing Six Flags of negligence. The ride was closed for nearly two months and <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F09%2F14%2Fus%2Ftexas-roller-coaster-reopens%2F">reopened</a> in September 2013 with improved safety measures.
In 2013, Rosy Esparza was thrown out of her seat on the Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas and died from multiple injuries. Her family filed a civil wrongful-death lawsuit accusing Six Flags of negligence. The ride was closed for nearly two months and reopened in September 2013 with improved safety measures.
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A soldier who lost both legs serving in Iraq fell to his death from a roller coaster in upstate New York in 2011. Sgt. James Hackemer, 29, was riding the Ride of Steel roller coaster at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort when he <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2011%2FUS%2F07%2F09%2Fnew.york.roller.coaster%2F">plummeted about 200 feet to the ground</a>. Hackemer's remains were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
A soldier who lost both legs serving in Iraq fell to his death from a roller coaster in upstate New York in 2011. Sgt. James Hackemer, 29, was riding the Ride of Steel roller coaster at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort when he plummeted about 200 feet to the ground. Hackemer's remains were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
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A teen was <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2008%2FUS%2F06%2F28%2Ftheme.park.fatality%2Findex.html%3Firef%3Dnewssearch">decapitated</a> by the Batman roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in 2008. He was struck by a train after he scaled two fences around the ride to retrieve his lost hat.
A teen was decapitated by the Batman roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in 2008. He was struck by a train after he scaled two fences around the ride to retrieve his lost hat.
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Kaitlyn Lasitter lost both feet when a<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2007%2FUS%2F06%2F21%2Fsix.flags.accident%2F"> free-fall thrill ride malfunctioned</a> at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Amusement Park in Louisville in 2007. A cord wrapped around the then-13-year-old's feet and severed them at the ankles on the Superman Tower of Power.
Kaitlyn Lasitter lost both feet when a free-fall thrill ride malfunctioned at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Amusement Park in Louisville in 2007. A cord wrapped around the then-13-year-old's feet and severed them at the ankles on the Superman Tower of Power.
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A group of high-schoolers' pre-graduation outing turned into a <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2FUS%2F9706%2F03%2Fwater.slide%2F">nightmare</a> when a water slide collapsed at Waterworld California in 1997. The accident injured at least 30 people and killed a teenage girl. The girl's family settled a lawsuit against Waterworld USA and its parent company Premier Parks Inc. for $1.7 million three years later, according to the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.latimes.com%2F2000%2Fmay%2F13%2Fbusiness%2Ffi-29658" target="_blank" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times</a>.
A group of high-schoolers' pre-graduation outing turned into a nightmare when a water slide collapsed at Waterworld California in 1997. The accident injured at least 30 people and killed a teenage girl. The girl's family settled a lawsuit against Waterworld USA and its parent company Premier Parks Inc. for $1.7 million three years later, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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