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On June 13, 2003, a man was seriously injured in a 30-foot (9.1 m) fall from the Scenic Skyway chairlift ride at Knoebels Amusement Park. The man was a member of a group home for mentally disabled people and was riding alone. He was airlifted to a local hospital and recovered.
May 12—Nahziyien Gordon was "the sweetest kid" who loved to skateboard, according to his family. Gordon's life was cut short Wednesday night after the 12-year-old jumped off a Riverfront Park ...
On September 1, 2017, a 19-year-old male worker was struck by a lift truck as he was stringing lights near a park fountain. He was taken to the hospital and later died from his injuries. [297] On August 29, 2021, a woman entered a restricted area and suffered injuries to her leg after slipping off a rooftop as stated by a park spokesperson.
Every day from May through September in each year between 1990–2010 had an average of 20 injuries by amusement park guests under 18 years of age that required hospitalization. [4] In 2011, 1,204 people were injured at 400 amusement parks, according to the IAAPA. [2] In 2019, there were 1,299 injuries from amusement park accidents in the U.S. [5]
The family of Tyre Sampson, a 14-year-old who died after falling from an Orlando, Fla. amusement park ride in 2022, has been awarded $310 million.. Sampson, of St. Louis County, Mo., was visiting ...
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This list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of every such event, but only those that have a significant impact on the parks or park operations, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy. The term incidents refers to major accidents, injuries, or deaths that occur at a Herschend-owned or -operated facility.
The father of the 14-year-old boy who died last month on a Florida amusement park ride told TODAY in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that he is hoping legal