Girl's feet severed on ride at Six Flags

Killroy · #1 June 22nd, 2007, 01:14 AM

Louisville, Kentucky -- A 16-year-old girl had her feet severed after a ride she was on malfunctioned. The Superman Tower of Power, a ride in which passengers are lifted to 177 feet, suspended momentarily and then dropped 154 feet at 54 mph, stopping just 20 feet above the pavement. Witnesses describe hearing a cable snap and then strike passengers.

"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,"

An anonymous witness stated "The people on the ride just came and hit the ground. 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."

The incident took place shortly before 5 p.m. ET, according to Six Flags spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg. The park remained open, but the ride was shut down until a full investigation is complete, Goldberg said.

Killroy · #2 June 27th, 2007, 04:03 PM

First there was Chelsea Tumbleston, who fell off a roof and died, and now you have this girl who had both feet cut off. It has been revealed her name is Kaitlyn Lasitter.

What are the chances?

swivel · #3 June 27th, 2007, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Killroy

First there was Chelsea Tumbleston, who fell off a roof and died, and now you have this girl who had both feet cut off. It has been revealed her name is Kaitlyn Lasitter.

What are the chances?

Looking back, I would have to say 100%.

Athena · #4 June 27th, 2007, 05:55 PM

Holy christ. From a snapped cable? And to think, I felt relieved after Myth Busters "proved" that a snapped cable couldn't cut a person in half...Being dismembered isn't much better.

apocalypticdreamer · #5 June 27th, 2007, 07:33 PM

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Holy christ. From a snapped cable? And to think, I felt relieved after Myth Busters "proved" that a snapped cable couldn't cut a person in half...Being dismembered isn't much better.

Perhaps the Myth Busters need to retest.

swivel · #6 June 27th, 2007, 08:26 PM

It seems that the victim was planning to go after Six Flags with a very aggressive lawsuit...

... but her legal advice was that she really didn't have a leg to stand on.

Killroy · #7 June 27th, 2007, 08:39 PM

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It seems that the victim was planning to go after Six Flags with a very aggressive lawsuit...

... but her legal advice was that she really didn't have a leg to stand on.

I wonder if she feels defeeted?

Seriously...come on..her last name is Lasitter...I mean, in Spanish, isn't that The Sitter or something? Come on! This almost makes me believe in a god.

Athena · #8 June 28th, 2007, 12:34 PM

You guys are mean....

It's quite hilarious. :p

swivel · #9 June 28th, 2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Killroy

I wonder if she feels defeeted?

Seriously...come on..her last name is Lasitter...I mean, in Spanish, isn't that The Sitter or something? Come on! This almost makes me believe in a god.

A god? Or a devil?

AnalBreeze · #10 June 28th, 2007, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Killroy

First there was Chelsea Tumbleston, who fell off a roof and died, and now you have this girl who had both feet cut off. It has been revealed her name is Kaitlyn Lasitter.

What are the chances?

Next we'll have a Guy named Otto Octavius who winds up with eight limbs.
Four mechanical arms welded right onto his body. What are the odds? :D

Killroy · #11 June 28th, 2007, 04:04 PM

Kaitlyn Lasitter

Athena · #12 June 28th, 2007, 04:25 PM

Pretty girl.

swivel · #13 June 28th, 2007, 04:32 PM

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Pretty girl.

Too short for me.

Athena · #14 June 28th, 2007, 04:53 PM

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Too short for me.

YOU, mister man, are making my co-workers think that I'm coming unhinged. :p

swivel · #15 June 28th, 2007, 04:57 PM

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YOU, mister man, are making my co-workers think that I'm coming unhinged. :p

Then you have either hid it well until now, or you aren't trying hard enough today.

Not my fault that you are crazy and your co-workers are poor judges of character.

Athena · #16 June 28th, 2007, 05:12 PM

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Then you have either hid it well until now, or you aren't trying hard enough today.

Not my fault that you are crazy and your co-workers are poor judges of character.

You must be single. If you weren't, you'd already know that everything is your fault.

ZombieBabe · #17 June 28th, 2007, 05:37 PM

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You must be single. If you weren't, you'd already know that everything is your fault.

*sigh* Sadly, he has a very intelligent girlfriend. And a NICE ass.

C'mon swiv. You know you wanna bust out with the samurai picture. Pretty please?! For meeeee (and Athena).

This story is the reason I'm hesitant to get on roller coasters anymore. I still do it, but my heart pounds before takeoff.

Athena · #18 June 28th, 2007, 05:59 PM

An intelligent girlfriend?!? Poor chap. That's the only thing worse than a dumb girlfriend. :P

I must say, however, that when it comes to the issue of pictures, my interest is piqued.

On that last note, ZB...The last time I went on a ride, it was the exact same type of ride that injured this girl. After reading this, that may just be the last time I went on a ride.

swivel · #19 June 28th, 2007, 06:22 PM

A travelling carnival came to town last weekend. It was my birthday on Saturday (I know, too kind, eh? Still can't figure out which modest friend sent the carnival). So we went, to be nice, and I have to say... travelling carnival rides are way scarier than any Six Flags bullshit. There is something about a drunk, unshaven man in a wife-beater running the Tilt-a-Whirl that is more heart-racing than an inverted loop.

Speaking of scary, you'll have to talk to Morbid about the samurai pic. Rumor is, he took the old site down and replaced it with this piece of shit just so he could have that picture all to himself.

ZombieBabe · #20 June 28th, 2007, 06:25 PM

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Speaking of scary, you'll have to talk to Morbid about the samurai pic. Rumor is, he took the old site down and replaced it with this piece of shit just so he could have that picture all to himself.

Damn! I never did save it to my hard drive. Funny though - I have pictures of Stoney's ape ass on every computer I've encountered for any length of time in the last 4 years. There comes an occasional (comical) need for a picture of a furry ass, y'know?!

Killroy · #21 June 28th, 2007, 06:49 PM

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Speaking of scary, you'll have to talk to Morbid about the samurai pic. Rumor is, he took the old site down and replaced it with this piece of shit just so he could have that picture all to himself.

The old board is still out there floating aimlessly in cyberspace. I'll get the pic and PM it to you swivel. You do what you want with it.

McVain · #22 June 28th, 2007, 07:20 PM

That whole thread with the ass picture was greatness. What was it called? "Cool Katana"?

Killroy · #23 July 4th, 2007, 02:37 AM

Kaitlyn Lasitter had her right foot re-attached by doctors, but the left foot was too damaged to be saved.

Kaitlyn Lasitter remained in stable condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., Dr. Douglas Weikert, a surgeon and assistant professor at Vanderbilt, said in the statement. "Things are progressing as expected over this first 10 days," he said.

licata · #24 July 4th, 2007, 10:01 AM

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Kaitlyn Lasitter had her right foot re-attached by doctors, but the left foot was too damaged to be saved.

Kaitlyn Lasitter remained in stable condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., Dr. Douglas Weikert, a surgeon and assistant professor at Vanderbilt, said in the statement. "Things are progressing as expected over this first 10 days," he said.

I feel bad for that girl but at least she has one back.
I hope it takes.

613 · #25 July 4th, 2007, 01:06 PM

WOW! You people aren't Evil your just a bunch of idiots with no lives.

apocalypticdreamer · #26 July 4th, 2007, 01:38 PM

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WOW! You people aren't Evil your just a bunch of idiots with no lives.

Thank you. :)

Killroy · #27 July 4th, 2007, 01:47 PM

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WOW! You people aren't Evil your just a bunch of idiots with no lives.

How ironic that someone would take the time to register to a site to post that the members on it have no lives.

Killroy · #28 July 4th, 2007, 02:09 PM

BTW, if the one foot does take, I wonder if they will change her name to Eileen?

*rimshot*

Thank you, thank you..I'm here all night!

613 · #29 July 4th, 2007, 02:13 PM

It's not that I don't have a life,it's just that my life is in the hospital with my daughter now.

apocalypticdreamer · #30 July 4th, 2007, 02:28 PM

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How ironic that someone would take the time to register to a site to post that the members on it have no lives.

I actually thought that too.

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BTW, if the one foot does take, I wonder if they will change her name to Eileen?

*rimshot*

Thank you, thank you..I'm here all night!

I posted this in the distasteful jokes thread as well, and before I knew about the foot being reattached:

Have you heard about the girl who got her feet cut off at Six Flags? Well as compensation they were going to give her a lifetime membership to the park, but then they realized she was 2 feet too short to ride the rides.