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On July 14, 2019, a cable on the ride's pendulum suddenly snapped, causing the attraction's seated end to slam into the ride's base and fall 20 feet (6.1 m) to the ground. Two people were killed in the accident while 29 others were injured and hospitalized. [158]
This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at amusement parks, water parks, or theme parks operated by Premier Parks, LLC.This list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of every such event, but only those that have a significant impact on the parks or park operations, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy.
Every day from May through September in each year between 1990–2010 had an average of 20 injuries by amusement park guests under 18 years of age that required hospitalization. [4] In 2011, 1,204 people were injured at 400 amusement parks, according to the IAAPA. [2] In 2019, there were 1,299 injuries from amusement park accidents in the U.S. [5]
Mar. 1—A 24-year-old accused of stabbing another man to death in Columbia Falls in 2022 pleaded not guilty to a single count of deliberate homicide in Flathead County District Court on Thursday.
A 52-year-old man visiting his cousin in Richland died after being pulled from the Columbia River. William “Billy” V. Orndorff was one of two men in a boat in Finley east of Tri-Cities the ...
Feb. 9—A local group is asking the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider an off-site waste removal plan for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund site after the federal agency ...
The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the tugboat operator's inattention to his duties. [41] On May 8, 2015, a Ride the Ducks boat struck and killed a 68-year-old Beaumont, Texas, woman crossing the street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Chinatown section. Witnesses at the scene say that ...
On July 31, 2022, a small fire broke out at Splash Works shortly after a fireworks display destroying a section of the ‘Super Soaker’ water slide and a pump-house below it. Nobody was injured, but the water park remained closed the next day following the incident. It reopened one day later on August 2 with limited operations. [26] [27]