Girl's feet severed on ride at Six Flags (Wizbang Pop!)

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.

An unidentified witness told CNN affiliate WLKY she saw a cable on the ride snap.

"The people on the ride just came and hit the ground," she said. "When I got up there, the lady she was just sitting there, and she didn't have no legs. ... And she was just there, calm, probably in shock from everything."

"That could have been all of us -- riding that ride," witness Whitney Sandfer told CNN affiliate WDRB/WMYO.

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.

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Comments (3)

Why the picture? Doesn't s... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Jim in Cleveland | June 22, 2007 2:42 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Jim in Cleveland:

Why the picture? Doesn't seem like a funny story to me.

Posted on June 22, 2007 14:42

Jim: That picture is of Six... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by TeacherDave | June 25, 2007 10:38 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

TeacherDave:

Jim: That picture is of Six Flags' creepy mascot, "Uncle Six." So it's pertinent, even if a little off-putting.

Posted on June 25, 2007 10:38

I'm sure you are not shocke... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Kenny | June 26, 2007 8:01 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Kenny:

I'm sure you are not shocked to hear this, but Six Flags already decided to reopen drop thrill rides at their parks even before the safety investigations were fully completed at Kentucky Kingdom.

They also recovered both legs at the scene and the girl went into surgery