Cyber.Fiber Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I have always hated wave pools! It is sad to hear about this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odene497 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 That's not good. You would think the lifeguards would react before she was already unconscious. I wonder what actually happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekoma Fan Boy Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 This season seems to be starting off badly... Â SANTA CLAUS, IN - NEWS 25 learns a northern Indiana woman has died at Holiday World. Indiana State Police confirm a 29-year-old woman from Fort Wayne was found unconscious and floating face down in the Holiday World wave pool. Â Â It happened at around 11:00 Wednesday morning. Investigators say lifeguards attempted to revive her and that Spencer County EMS arrived and transported her to Jasper Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Â Â A cause of death and the woman's name have not been released. ISP says the woman was at the park with her boyfriend. Â Â In an unrelated incident at Holiday World, NEWS 25 learns another person was transported from the park by ambulance Wednesday evening. Spencer County dispatchers say they cannot release any further information. Â Â NEWS 25 will continue to follow both stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christianscoasters Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I hope people don't start freaking out and/or not going to water parks anymore. These things happen no matter what. Now don't get the wrong impression, I do feel that this is a sad event and it shouldn't go unnoticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 This season seems to be the worst one for accidents that i can remember. Â Its very sad to hear these stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verticalzero Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Events like this are very sad, i'm sure it will not put people off going to Water Parks etc. Â She may of hit her head on something and knocked herself out, I wonder if her b/f was near-by. Â How is the Wave Pool coming along at Mt Olympus, it is going to have 9ft high waves, time to get your boogie-board out and do some riding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easytoremember Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Don't you remember the slogan for the Mt. Olympus wave pool. "Our waves will be so big, you will drown." Â This is horrible though. Holiday World is my favorite park, and it could have happend anywhere. I feel horrible for the family and b/f. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 more info, according to indychannel.com  A spokeswoman for the park in said the woman was standing on the edge of the pool, where the water is only inches deep, when she apparently lost consciousness. State police are waiting to release the woman's name until after her relatives are notified.  The cause of her death has not been determined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I would guess heat exhaustion played a role in this, but this is just a sad story. This is the worst year I can remember for accidents, well last year was really bad too, and every week there seems to be a fatal accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willski Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I bet she just passed out due to heat or a pre-existing condition. The article made it seem like the lifeguards didn't see her for a long time, but she could have passed out and been seen just seconds later. Â Â I bet the cause of death won't be drowning either. Â Â EDIT: Congestive heart failure, didn't read the article, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I work at a tv station, not the one I will link to, but they are using video from when SS flooded as video for the news story. http://mywabashvalley.com/ Â I don't think they should have, but they suck anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFreakZac Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 That's terrible. Holiday World is my favorite park to go to. I would never dream about something like that happening there. There is this is incident now and the girls legs getting cut off at SFKK. I hope that things like this "halt" for the rest of the 2007 season. Parks now in the six flags chain especially don't need bad reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermanrosfan0810 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Well as long as people realize that it wasn't the pool that killed her and it was heart failure than they shouldn't get any bad reps. But in this world, they probably will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
307 Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 I guess she had quite the heart stopping experience at Splashin' Safari. Â It's too bad, though, that things didn't go quite as swimmingly as she had envisioned! Â At least she still has both feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneygurlz2s Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 EDIT: Congestive heart failure, didn't read the article, sorry. Based on the posts I am reading, you weren't the only one!!!  Seriously, guys and gals, before everyone goes all "Oh my gosh, I hope this doesn't scare people away from waterparks" and "First the girl's feet and now THIS", can I just point out that this woman's death does not fall in the same catagory as that of those who have been injured or died as a result of a rider/operator error or ride malfunction?!  Congestive heart failure is a medical condition, and having personally suffered from it when I was pregnant with my daughter 9 years ago, I can tell you that it's pretty hard not to know you have it. Now granted, she may have had an underlying medical condition that caused CHF to develop, and especially since she was a young woman, she may have chosen to ignore the symptoms, but.... chances are she wasn't feeling too great when she got to the park.  Just as has been the case in many incidents in recent years (Disney stands out in my mind), visitors to amusement parks sometimes do not use the best judgement when it comes to choosing to ride rides or participate in park activities when they aren't feeling well or know they have a medical condition.  In this case, Holiday World, it's rides, wave pool, etc. were not to blame. Chances are this gal was ticking time bomb and while her death, especially on a holiday, is very sad, it is NOT in any way the fault of the park, and anyone with any sense should understand that!  Shari "I could have collapsed anywhere myself" Shoufler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I emailed paula and she said just wait, well, she posted this blog about the area in question and that the answer will be next week. Also season pass prices to be announced next week.  http://www.holidayworld.com/holiblog/2007/07/were-only-just-begun.html  Anyone driving by our Employee Parking Lot on Highway 162 the past few weeks has noticed some interesting activity.  For all we know, this might be the start of an exciting addition to the park for 2008. Be sure to pass this construction photo along to someone close to you; we'll tell you what it is next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Aquatrax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Intamin Hyper Wooden Aquatrax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyBo Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Under Water Dark Ride with a 100mph launch into a heartline roll as the finale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceace12 Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 lol @ you two! Â FYI, the area that is being moved is behind Gobbler Getaway with a open field between the two. Â I wonder if they are adding a second entrance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vffreak07 Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Nah. JimmyBo's got it head on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eltoro06 Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Maybe an Intamin rocket or B&M invert or floorless? We'll find out soon e nough though. at Jimmybo's idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Wow, another park that just keeps adding stuff! Looking forward to the announcement for whatever "exciting thing" this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastrfreak2000 Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Be sure to pass this construction photo along to someone close to you; we'll tell you what it is next week. Â A Valentines Day section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axman Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 8,000 ft. floorless wooden coaster with an under water launch through the Gobbler Gteaway, a 700 ft. Pretzel knot suspended in mid air over Splashin' Safari, a 7 inch heartline roll over the Hollowswings, and 8, 583 dagree banked turns! Â The ride will be purple, and called Valentine's Day Bench: THE RIDE. It will open in 3095, and with have an hourly capacity of 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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