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Sam Hall 09:00 PM 06-21-2007
Girl's feet severed on ride at Six Flags in Kentucky
POSTED: 10:36 p.m. EDT, June 21, 2007

(CNN) -- 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.

"That could have been all of us -- riding that ride," Whitney Sandfer, who witnessed the accident, 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.

During the ride, passengers are lifted to 177 feet, suspended momentarily and then dropped, according to the park's Web site.

Passengers drop 154 feet at 54 mph, stopping "just 20 terrifying feet above the pavement," it adds.

"I seen the car go up. Then, like, the cable broke, I heard -- pwchh -- and I heard a lot of people screaming," Chris Stinnett, who was at a ride next to the Superman Tower of Power, told WDRB/WMYO.

"The cable went under the car -- and I seen it pull up and hit a lot of people -- and I seen them bring their legs up," Stinnett said.

The ride was introduced in 1995.
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Al Bundy 10:09 PM 06-22-2007
I thought of many one liners.. but this poor girl had her world completely turned upside down and if it were alot of these people's sister or daughter they wouldn't be joking about it.
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Mr Luzcious 10:10 PM 06-22-2007
Originally Posted by UCFGoldenKnight:
I thought of many one liners.. but this poor girl had her world completely turned upside down and if it were alot of these people's sister or daughter they wouldn't be joking about it.
That doesn't carry much weight coming from the man who ate the baby.
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Gonzo 10:36 PM 06-22-2007
Look on the bright side, at least the doctor's won't go Barbaro on her, Japanese men find small feet attractive and imagine the money she'll save on pedicures.
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Mr Luzcious 10:38 PM 06-22-2007
I hear wheelchairs are all the rage in Europe.
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Brando 10:40 PM 06-22-2007
She's all knees and elbows...like a whirling dervish
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Sam Hall 10:41 PM 06-22-2007
Nobody thought of this
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Brando 10:43 PM 06-22-2007
On the brightside she'll never know the agony of a ingrown toe nail or a planters wart
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TrebMaxx 11:39 PM 06-22-2007
The thrill of victory. The agony of defeet(ed).
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stevieray 11:41 PM 06-22-2007
cut it out you guys!
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SPchief 11:46 PM 06-22-2007
I hope she wins the lawsuit and can get a foot ahead in life.
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Thig Lyfe 11:47 PM 06-22-2007
Originally Posted by TrebMaxx:
The thrill of victory. The agony of defeet(ed).
Man, you suck.
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Phobia 11:48 PM 06-22-2007
At least she won't grow up to be a stripper.
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Thig Lyfe 12:29 AM 06-23-2007
Needless to say she'll be using the metric system from now on.
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Rain Man 08:27 AM 06-23-2007
Originally Posted by Phobia:
At least she won't grow up to be a stripper.
Don't be so sure about that. Don't you hate it when they get the g-string caught on their foot and have to stop and pull it off?
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Rain Man 08:38 AM 06-23-2007
Originally Posted by Sam Hall:
I have a handicap and I'm not afraid to poke fun at it.
Elephantiasis?
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