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Deberg_1990 · 07-19-2013, 09:08 PM

Wow....

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2...er-texas.html/

Update at 9:10 p.m.: Our Tanya Eiserer spoke with Carmen Brown of Arlington, who says she was next in line to ride the Texas Giant behind the woman who fell to her death this evening. She told Tanya she witnessed the woman being strapped into the ride. She was sitting next to her son.

The woman, said Brown, “basically tumbled over and you just see her son [go], ‘Ahhh.’ They didn’t secure her right. One of the employes from the park — one of the ladies — she asked her to click her more than once, and they were like, ‘As long you heard it click, You’re OK.’ Everybody else is like, ‘Click, click, click.’ Hers only clicked once. Hers was the only one that went down once, and she didn’t feel safe, but they let her still get on the ride. …

“That could have been me.”

Brown said the woman’s young son was in a seat in front of his mother.

“We heard her screaming,” Brown said. “We were like, ‘Did she just fall?’”

Update at 8:05 p.m.: Six Flags Over Texas spokesperson Sharon Parker just sent a statement that says in full:

We are deeply saddened to share that earlier this evening an adult woman died in the park while on the Texas Giant. Park medical staff and local paramedics responded immediately. Since the safety of our guests and employees is our number one priority, the ride has been closed pending further investigation. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends during this difficult time.

The incident occurred shortly after 6:30 Friday evening. Witnesses, like the one below, say the restraints came undone, and the woman simply vanished off the towering ride. Others say people on the ground directed rescue workers to her location.

On Facebook, a woman who said she was next in line to ride the Texas Giant wrote that “the lady whose seat I was about to get into on the Giant wasn’t there when the red train came back!! Seriously! People in front row screaming when they came back that their mom was gone. We waited about 50 mins & now kids are freaking out.”

According to Six Flags, the ride rises as high as 14 stories and takes a 79-degree drop.

JoeyChuckles · 07-20-2013, 09:10 AM

Isn't this why you ride roller-coasters, for the thrill that you are doing something that typically you are not able to do, and could potentially be dangerous?

Friendo · 07-20-2013, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by scott free

In the late 90's i rode Batman at Six Flags st. louis with my kids... never again, more scared they were going to slip out of their harnesses than anything else.

These things are designed by engineers who in many instances have never rode them and operated by part time college kids... if i sound like Scarey Larry, its because i know how stupid people can be.

Give me the Log Flume, where atleast i get cooled off on some ridiculously hot summer day and the worst i might get is a water moccasin bite...

My wife works with a woman who did a zip-line with her husband a couple months back. She lands on the last platform, and the "kid" was supposed to help un-harness her. Instead, he was talking with someone else, not paying attention and she slides back off the platform, momentum taking her in reverse......at the same time her husband is coming in at full speed. Bam-3 broken vertebra, all because this kid wasn't paying attention.

-King- · 07-20-2013, 01:07 PM

People are acting like they're not 500x more likely to die in a car than they are on a roller coaster.

texaschiefsfan · 07-20-2013, 01:37 PM

We're going there in October. Sounds like fun!

Pablo · 07-20-2013, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by teedubya

We went to World's of Fun last Saturday... and if I had read this before going, I'd probably of not taken the kids.

If something happened to my kids while riding a ride, that would have been the most horrific thing to see... or if I flew off and my kids had to see that. Holy shit.

It won't deter me from going on any rides from here on out. Shit like this happens. Millions of people ride these things every year and you probably only read a couple stories a year about something like this happening.

The odds are in your favor.

Pablo · 07-20-2013, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by -King-

People are acting like they're not 500x more likely to die in a car than they are on a roller coaster.

This. At my age, I'm most likely to die in an automobile accident. Them's the breaks.

Doesn't stop me from driving quite a few miles every week.

**ShortRoundChief** · 07-20-2013, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Pablo

This. At my age, I'm most likely to die in an automobile accident. Them's the breaks.

Doesn't stop me from driving quite a few miles every week.

I encourage you to drive more.

Pablo · 07-20-2013, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by J Diddy

I encourage you to drive more.

You're encouraged to take up smoking again.

**ShortRoundChief** · 07-20-2013, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Pablo

You're encouraged to take up smoking again.

No problem. You triple your driving (preferably at a high rate of speed the wrong way on a one way street) and I'll smoke a cigarette. Whoever dies first gets the other's sig for a year.

PRIEST · 07-20-2013, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

Holy **** that sucks
Posted via Mobile Device

This

**DeezNutz** · 07-20-2013, 03:49 PM

Man, this story really threw me for a loop.

**Bugeater** · 07-20-2013, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Nickel D

It's well-known that everything is bigger in Texas, so the "Giant" part of the rollercoaster's name is redundant.

Since her restraint only clicked once, that suggests to me that this lady was obese and ended up finding out the hard way that crash diets don't work.

Hmmm.....

-King- · 07-20-2013, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

Hmmm.....

Wow. There is no reason they should have let her on the ride in the first place.

**Bugeater** · 07-20-2013, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by -King-

Wow. There is no reason they should have let her on the ride in the first place.

Then the headline of the article would read "Overweight woman kicked off of roller coaster at Six Flags" and there would be all kinds of outrage over that.

Fish · 07-20-2013, 04:19 PM

The corndog, deep fried pickle, and funnel cake stands will never forget.

07-19-2013, 09:08 PM
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $64454	Woman falls out of Texas Giant roller coaster and dies Wow.... http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2...er-texas.html/ Update at 9:10 p.m.: Our Tanya Eiserer spoke with Carmen Brown of Arlington, who says she was next in line to ride the Texas Giant behind the woman who fell to her death this evening. She told Tanya she witnessed the woman being strapped into the ride. She was sitting next to her son. The woman, said Brown, “basically tumbled over and you just see her son [go], ‘Ahhh.’ They didn’t secure her right. One of the employes from the park — one of the ladies — she asked her to click her more than once, and they were like, ‘As long you heard it click, You’re OK.’ Everybody else is like, ‘Click, click, click.’ Hers only clicked once. Hers was the only one that went down once, and she didn’t feel safe, but they let her still get on the ride. … “That could have been me.” Brown said the woman’s young son was in a seat in front of his mother. “We heard her screaming,” Brown said. “We were like, ‘Did she just fall?’” Update at 8:05 p.m.: Six Flags Over Texas spokesperson Sharon Parker just sent a statement that says in full: We are deeply saddened to share that earlier this evening an adult woman died in the park while on the Texas Giant. Park medical staff and local paramedics responded immediately. Since the safety of our guests and employees is our number one priority, the ride has been closed pending further investigation. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends during this difficult time. The incident occurred shortly after 6:30 Friday evening. Witnesses, like the one below, say the restraints came undone, and the woman simply vanished off the towering ride. Others say people on the ground directed rescue workers to her location. On Facebook, a woman who said she was next in line to ride the Texas Giant wrote that “the lady whose seat I was about to get into on the Giant wasn’t there when the red train came back!! Seriously! People in front row screaming when they came back that their mom was gone. We waited about 50 mins & now kids are freaking out.” According to Six Flags, the ride rises as high as 14 stories and takes a 79-degree drop.
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