Girl takes first steps since losing her feet on amusement park ride From www.kval.com/news/national The Superman Tower of Power ride rises above the entrance to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. (AP) - A teenager whose feet were severed on an amusement park ride has taken her first steps since the gruesome accident in June, the attorney for the girl's family said. Doctors were able to reattach Kaitlyn's right foot after the accident on the Superman Tower of Power ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, but her left foot was too severely damaged to repair and had to be amputated below the knee.

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Segways offering disabled vets more mobility From ArmyTimes.com But recently, Castro, 27, received a Segway personal transporter and his life changed. Castro is among 56 veterans who have received a Segway from Segs4Vets, a charitable group headed by a disabled businessman. Although not approved as a medical device, disabled veterans report that the Segways give them greater mobility. Kerr, 53, was among the first to buy a battery-operated Segway, shortly after the device was introduced in 2001. Segs4Vets also has donated seven machines to military...

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Six Flags Amusement Park to Tear Down Ride Where Girl’s Feet Were ... From thenospincrew.wordpress.com Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom officials hope to have another ride picked out to replace the Superman Tower of Power by the time the park, which is closed for the season, reopens in April. The girl's family sued Kentucky Kingdom in July, claiming the park failed to maintain the ride and ensure riders' safety.

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Amusement Park Accidents Can Ruin More Than your Vacation From www.articlesbase.com/recentarticles.php A teenage girl's feet were severed just above the ankles June 21, 2007 at a Kentucky amusement park after a cable snapped and broke loose on a ride called the Superman Tower of Power. According to park supervisors, the girl was riding the Superman Tower of Power ride, which is 177 feet tall and drops riders at 54 mph. People on the ride and onlookers said that as the ride came down, the wire swung and struck the girl. Amusement park rides in the United States are regulated through a system...

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Theme Park Oversight Demanded From www.injuryboard.com/ In the near future The United States House of Representatives is voting on proposed laws to reauthorize the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to oversee theme parks and ride safety. There is no public safety authority to track hazard patterns on amusement park rides, set national standards to protect the safety of children, or ensure that information on defects discovered in a ride in one state are shared with state or local regulators in every state.

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