Witnesses describe fatal fall from Six Flags coaster in Georgia

What happened

Witnesses described the moment a man fell from a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia. The fall was fatal.

What witnesses described

The witnesses’ accounts center on the moment the man went over the side of the ride and fell. Those accounts identify the incident as a death at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia.

The circumstances leading up to the fall, including what happened on the ride before the man went over the side, are not established here.

What remains to be established

The account does not identify the man, the specific Six Flags park or roller coaster, the date of the incident, or the cause of the fall. It also does not state whether an investigation, inspection or other official action followed.

Six Flags operates amusement parks and roller coasters, but the details in this report identify only the company, the state and the fatal fall.