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Person decapitated at Six Flags

2008 Reader Submission
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Found online at http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=149020&catid=3

It's believed that the victim was trying to impress a girl by jumping the fence surrounding the ride. When the ride came around, it hit him in the head and...well, you can figure out all the gory details for yourself...

Submitted on 06/28/2008

Submitted by: Fred McKinney
Reference: Posted on 6/28/08, found online at http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=149020&catid=3

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James said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Thanks, Fred, though at this point it's too early to judge this one. For one thing, the age of the victim is in question (if he's under 16, it's an automatic toss). Secondly, there's no specific mention in the article of a motive, so the bit about impressing a girl is hearsay until it can be confirmed. Do please keep us posted as more details surface!


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I found another article about this that shows the victim was 17, so age isn't a concern for us. It also said he climbed two fences, and people think it might have been to either retrieve something he dropped or to just touch the ride. In either case, I consider his actions pretty darned stupid, so I'm willing to vote for this story. Thanks, Fred. Here's the article I found: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cobb/stories/2008/06/28/six_flags_death.html


Candi said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Going up to one of those big amusement park rides -PAST all the "keep out", etc., signs- is really really dumb. As long as no one on the ride was hurt*, I can see this flying. Thanks, Fred! *(I say that because one killed-by-coaster story was dropped because a woman on the ride broke her leg when the limb contacted the moron's head.)


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