Overview
- The fall, which occurred Monday shortly before 4 p.m., killed an unidentified male visitor and left several other people injured as riders were evacuated from the coaster.
- Cobb County uniformed officers responded to the park and detectives from the Major Crimes Unit are on scene investigating the circumstances of the fall.
- Local TV aerial footage and multiple witness accounts said passengers were being evacuated and that witnesses saw the man fall from the Goliath roller coaster.
- Six Flags Over Georgia issued a statement offering condolences to the victim’s family and the park halted operations on the ride while authorities worked the scene.
- The death comes after the recent permanent closure of the X2 coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain following a CNN investigation into past serious injuries and deaths, a development likely to increase scrutiny of Six Flags safety practices.