Filing Tells of Horror at Amusement Park From www.huffingtonpost.com/huffwires/ A teenager whose feet were severed last summer in an amusement park ride accident said in a court filing she remembers cables whipping against her body, a burning odor, and a fear that she might not survive. Kaitlyn and her mother, Monique Lasitter, gave accounts of what happened on June 21 in court documents filed Wednesday in a lawsuit against the amusement park.

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'I felt like I was going to die' From Kentucky.com Kaitlyn Lasitter recalled the day her feet were severed while on a ride at a Louisville amusement park. Kaitlyn Lasitter wasn't sure what happened when an amusement park ride went terribly wrong last summer. Kaitlyn and her mother, Monique Lasitter, gave accounts of what happened on June 21 at the park and later at a hospital in court documents filed Wednesday in a lawsuit against Six Flags over the incident. According to the Lasitters' statements, filed in response to questions from Six...

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Girl who lost feet describes ordeal From United Press International LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A Kentucky teenager who lost both feet when an amusement park ride malfunctioned described her ordeal in a deposition filed this week. Kaitlyn, in her deposition, said the problems started on the upward ride, and that riders were screaming to the operator to stop it.

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Injured teen, mother recount amusement park accident in documents From Kentucky.com I just remember seeing the cables almost just in front of my face. I remember seeing or feeling like I was getting pulled. I remember seeing this guy I didn t know and I was getting mad at him. He was with Blair, and I remember at one point, I laid my leg on him, and he was going to go get help, but I wouldn t let him go. I remember them saying they were going to cut my seat belt, and I was scared I was going to fall out. Cindy, a nurse, about being best friends with my mom, and how I wanted...

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Teen Whose Feet Were Severed by Amusement Park Ride Smelled ... From FOXNews In the statement, Kaitlyn, now 14, described going to the park with friends and getting on the Superman Tower of Power ride for a second time when the ride broke. With no line for the ride, they switched seats and took the 177-foot, high speed ride a second time. The ride kept going up as the girls screamed for someone to stop the ride, Kaitlyn said.

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