Exclusive: Shocking Revelations Surface About Father’s Final Moments in Viral Six Flags Tragedy
Vanessa Sowemimo, who was with her husband Fred and friend Sebastian, told NBC that they saw a girl with blood on her white skirt from when Kariem supposedly clashed with her when his safety harness “dislodged” and he fell.
Videos showed the rollercoaster paused mid-ride after the accident, and other riders were forced to walk down a steep incline before the entire park was evacuated.
The Goliath rollercoaster may lack a crucial security measure, according to an expert
Six Flags has closed nine rides across its parks since the incident “out of an abundance of caution,” a company spokesperson said, offering “heartfelt condolences” to Kariem’s family.
The morning after, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation’s stock fell 12% in early trading, and by late morning, was down 16.3%/
This comes weeks after Six Flags was named in multiple lawsuits in September filed by riders who alleged they suffered brain injuries on the X2 rollercoaster, which has 360-degree rotating seats, a 215-foot drop, and sudden flips and rotations, at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Southern California.
The Goliath rollercoaster, manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, a Swiss engineering company, has a “stellar” safety record, Brian Avery, a professor at the University of Florida who specializes in ride safety and risk management, told CNN.
However, the ride notably lacks a secondary safety restraint. The “scalloped-like bucket seat” has a waist restraint that sits on the thigh and waist, but it lacks an over-the-shoulder harness like some other rollercoasters.
“It’s really a design consideration,” Avery explained, adding that every ride goes through a “hazard containment assessment” during manufacturing to determine the best mechanism to keep riders safe while not compromising speed and transition forces.
However, he believes that a secondary restraint is necessary: “If you have your primary fail, what are you left with? Yeah, nothing. And it’s an impossible feat to stay contained if it did fail, because of the forces and the speed.”
“I hope the family gets a full settlement,” one user said
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