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Several people were killed at a Chinese amusement park last month on Space Journey, a ride at Ecoventure Valley of Overseas Chinese Town in Shenzhen. To make matters worse, the way the accident has been reported and subsequently handled has created an atmosphere of distruct and misinformation, reports say.   The ride, which is designed to simulate the experience of a rocket launch, including acceleration twice that of gravity, was housed under a dome. In the ride, approximately 40 passengers spin…

Emergency crews responded to a call in July at the Extreme World attraction, located in Sauk County, Wisconsin, regarding a female juvenile who had been injured on Extreme World’s “Terminal Velocity” ride. The ride was described as a free-fall ride, where patrons are lifted in a platform to approximately 165 feet in the air and then dropped 110 feet into a net and airbag below. The airbag is typically inflated to about 50 feet above the ground. When the patron is…

One 15-year-old girl died and two other people were hospitalized with severe injuries after an amusement park ride in Barcelona, Spain, broke in midair, reports say.   The accident occurred when the mechanical arm of “El Pendulo” broke and the seats carrying the teens toppled onto another ride located nearby, reports say.   Witnesses reportedly said that about three hours before the accident maintenance workers were called to the ride because it was making strange noises. Workers evidently examined and…

Twin 9-year-old girls drowned earlier this month when they were swept by water currents near the Texas City dike, just south of Houston, TX. Reports say the girls, Alexandra and Samantha Suarez, were swimming near the dike Sunday morning when a current pulled them out into the bay. The girls’ father attempted to rescue them but he was also swept out by the current, according to the statement. Emergency crews were immediately dispatched by Coast Guard Air Station Houston, as…

The father of the twin nine-year-old girls who drowned near the Texas City dike earlier this month has died, reports say. Hector Suarez-Palacios died Friday morning after being on life support after an unsuccessful attempt to rescue his twin daughters when they were swept out to sea while swimming. After seeing them struggle, Suarez-Palacios jumped into the water – but was caught in the same current that took his daughters’ lives. Emergency crews were immediately dispatched and two of the…