An eight-year-old boy died after falling 45 feet (14m) from the partially dismantled water slide. The attraction is made up of four water slides that come out of the top of a replica volcano. Three of the slides were partially dismantled for repair and the boy accessed the attraction via a gate that only had […]
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Kiddie Carousel, Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina, Brazil
A 13-year-old boy died after being electrocuted at a fairground when he came in contact with a children’s trike carousel that was undergoing pre-opening tests. Source (in Portuguese)
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A 19-year-old woman was injured when one of the octopus/polyp ride’s arms came loose as the attraction cycled, causing the woman to fall. Source (in Portugese)
Read More...Twister, Parque Mutirama, Goiânia, Brazil
Thirteen people were injured, two seriously, after the entire wheel with 10 two-person gondolas of the Paratrooper ride broke away from the main hub when the center shaft snapped in two. Source (in Spanish)
Read More...La Tour Eiffel, Hopi Hari, São Paulo, Brazil
A 14-year-old girl fell 98 feet (30m) to her death when her restraint opened at the moment the brakes were applied. The seat should have been marked “out of order”. Source
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