"Six Flags officials are uncertain why the unidentified 17-year-old from Columbia, S.C. scaled two six-foot fences and passed signs that said the restricted area was both off-limits and dangerous to visitors, spokeswoman Hela Sheth said in a news release.
Authorities were investigating reports from witnesses who said the teenager jumped the fences to retrieve a hat he lost while riding the Batman roller coaster, said Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce. Police have declined to release the teenager's name until an autopsy is completed.
Six Flags said it closed the roller coaster after the Saturday afternoon accident out of respect for the teen's family. The ride was expected to reopen on Sunday, according to a Six Flags news release.
Police said the ride was going full-speed when the teen was struck. The ride's top speed is 50 mph, according to the park's Web site.
No one riding on the roller coaster was injured, Sheth said. The teen was with another boy who also entered the restricted area but was not injured, Pierce said.
The teen and his parents were at the park with a group from the Oakey Spring Baptist Church near Springfield, S.C., police said."
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This is natural selection at work. I laughed very hard at this news story and at all of the puns that I've heard so far. Puns like... "He was just trying to get ahead in life" or "He was headed down the wrong path." Seriously - if this kid is retarded enough to think he can dodge a fucking roller coaster then (in my eyes) he deserved what he got. No one can be THAT stupid. And yes... I know I sound cruel and maybe I am, but c'mon! Anyway - for those who might feel the same way - here are some more horrible, crappy puns for you.
"He never liked mind twisters."
"Geez you guys, a kid died at a theme park. It's not that mind blowing - oh wait."
"Don't lose your head over this."
"He had no head before it got knocked off. TIME PARADOX!"
"Well, he was just heading over to get his hat..."
"At least he made head lines."
"Somebody gave him a leg up."
"Poor guy. He was just trying to get ahead in life."
"It just goes to show that you shouldn't lose your head over small stuff like a hat."
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