memphish Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Six Flags Accident Kills Contractor A man has died after an accident at Six Flags Over Georgia. Park officials say the contract worker was on a pontoon boat painting the underside of the "Ninja" roller coaster when a boat rail came loose. He fell into the water below. Emergency personnel were called, but officials say the man was under water for 25 minutes before he was brought out. He was unresponsive when he was taken to Grady Hospital. Monday night, Cobb County police confirmed the man did not survive. Authorities say another worker also fell into the water, but was not injured. (Updated 10:26p 2/13/06) http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/index.html Damn. Sorrry to the workers family. That is not how I would wan't to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Well, at least we could blame Vekoma? Seriously, I feel sorry for that family, especially if that guy plunged into freezing water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2pids2 Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 It does happen, but it is still a sad story. Glad that the other dude was ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I'm really trying to figure this out... Two guys fell in the water, one guy was fine, the other they couldn't find for 25 minutes? Is the water that disgusting? Did the other guy not even notice? I'm confused and want more details! But yes, I too blame Vekoma! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 now wouldn't couldn't some one had gone in there and gotten him. THe guy who fell with him could not have been that far from him. Makes me sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haux Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Maybe the guy who died couldn't swim. The water was also near freezing, so his muscles could have locked up. The person who survived probably swam to shore or climbed on something, while the guy who died may not have been able to get help from the guy who made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Wait a tic... Why are we blaming this on Vekoma again?? I know some people don't like their rides due to roughness, but someone has died because of a boat railing. Are you serious? Come on now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I'm pretty sure we were all joking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 ^I still blame Vekoma. Guy "Let's place blame where blame is due."Koepp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 Well if the water was near freezing, he may have had an instant heart attack. No warning, no chance. Why blame Vekoma? Simple. 1.Everyone knows that the concrete supports Vekoma submerges into water have the tendancy to lower the water temp by 15-20 degrees. 2.Vekoma steel is more dense, making cold water colder. 3.Vekoma just puts out bad vibes and probibly 'willed' the pontoon to shift. 4.Why not blame them??? (jk) Whenever I hear a story like, I feel sad for their families. Something like this can't be easy on their kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I blame Vekoma for EC Zenith's lack of humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 This seems like a very tragic case given all the circumstances. This isn't the kind of publicity the park needs in new ride year. It'll be interesting to see how the new management deals with this sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I have a very good sense of humor. I just don't feel drowning in freezing water is subject for comedy. I don't mean any disrespect and I believe you are all entitled to say whatever you want, I was just sharing my opinion. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 This seems like a very tragic case given all the circumstances. This isn't the kind of publicity the park needs in new ride year. It'll be interesting to see how the new management deals with this sort of thing. I really dont think this is going to hurt the park at all...Its not like the coaster was running and hit him or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatality™ Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Dang, That really sucks. Especially dying from water. =/ Water sucks. Did the Family sew the Park ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterviper Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I have a very good sense of humor. I just don't feel drowning in freezing water is subject for comedy It is here at TPR! I know it's horrible and tragic but here we try to lighten up the subject with humor. I said this in another thread some time ago and I will say it again. Robb put this at the bottom of the title page: Disclaimer! You need a sense of humor to view our site, if you don't have a sense of humor, or are easily offended, please turn back now! I do believe this goes for everything! Including this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Something like this can't be easy on their kids. Yeah, "Um kids, Daddy just died because he fell off a coaster that doesn't even deserve to be on this planet." Anyways, I think it was SF's fault for not requiring some kind of harness that would hold him onto the trolley thingie. Brent "we can't entirely blame it on Vekoma. Arrow built half of the coaster" Shenton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdanny Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 That was an EXTREMLY SAD accedent. I still cry as I write this even though I don't know the person. I don't blame the ride at all. Vekoma is my favorite company. Most of my coasters were Vekoma coasters. I think it was a design failure on the boat. R.I.P No ONE should blame the ride. The painter wasen't even on the ride. Remember when a worker fell off the Mind Bender? Are we going to blame Schwarzkopf because of that? Any way, my prayers are with the families of those men.R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougstanton Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 It was something on the boat that failed. It isn't Six Flags fault at all. It wasn't one of their workers. It was a separate company that used all of their own equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woah_killa Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Maybe he hit a footer? Or maybe one of those turtles got him... Oh well, that sucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougstanton Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 He just fell in and drowned. The water he was in was only 6 feet deep. The temperature of the water appears to be the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekRx Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Maybe he drowned while trying to locate EC Zenith's ability to distinguish sarcasm and humor. What an awful way to die, trying to make a Vekoma ride look beautiful! In all seriousness though, its a sad death and my condolences go out to his family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Had this been at Gl, formerly SFWOA, I'd say that he died from getting a mouthful of the water in that lake. Even the fish in that lake have mutated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Is the water that disgusting? Yea, the water is pretty bad. It's pretty much the same water that's found in the 'hooch (the river that runs along the easter edge of the park's property)... a river which is full of crap. However, I wonder if they really had a hard time finding him... or was it just hard for painters to get a full-grown and possibly incapacitated man out of the water, a trick which is pretty darn hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdanny Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I heard that both men were close together. Maybe while underwater, they got seperated. Also, what do you meen by hooch. The park has another river? The on;y other river's I know of is the river for Thunder River and the old fake creek for Viper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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