It went up, the cable snapped and it fell down and cable hit 'em. In a horrible accident, a 13-year-old girl's legs were severed above the ankle while on the Superman Tower Of Power ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom.
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When the ride opened in 1995, it was originally named Hellovator. In 2007, it was repainted and renamed Superman: Tower of Power. On June 21, 2007, a 13-year-old girl had both feet severed by a cable while riding Superman: Tower of Power.During the ride, a malfunction caused the cable to break.
The legs of the injured girl were severed during the freefall by the portion of the failed cable that fell to the outside of the tower. The ride stopped at its normal resting point.
One of the worst amusement park incidents in Kentucky's history left a girl having part of her left leg amputated. In 2007 Kaitlyn Lassiter, a 13-year-old girl, lost both feet when the Superman Tower of Power, also known as Hell-a-Vator, malfunctioned.
The legs of the injured girl were severed during the freefall by the portion of the failed cable that fell to the outside of the tower. The ride stopped at its normal resting point.
The accident occurred at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. 13-year old Kaitlyn Lassiter was spending the day at the park with her friends. It appeared to be just another Thursday afternoon. It was hot, in the low 90s.
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Six Flags decided to choose the name Superman: Tower of Power instead. The ride opened on May 19, 2006. The attraction was shut down June 22, 2007 alongside other drop towers after a 13-year-old girl got her feet chopped off by a cable on Superman: Tower of Power at Kentucky Kingdom.
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