Child Injured In Theme Park Accident Goes Home
MIAMI (CBS4) - Twelve-year-old Teagan Marti has finally returned home nearly four months after being severely injured in a 100 foot drop while on a ride at a Wisconsin amusement park.
The news comes just weeks after the family agreed to a financial settlement with Extreme World in Wisconsin Dells, which was home to the ride known as "Terminal Velocity."
In July, Marti fell more than 100 feet and hit the ground while on the ride. She injured her neck, back, skull, and several organs. She had been dealing with her recovery at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Grossman said the family is still considering a lawsuit against the German manufacturer of the ride.
"They did not have a fail-safe system that was as easy to put up as red tape, letting operators know the approximate height before the ride was dropped," Grossman said. He indicated there should have been a magnetized switch in place as a backup system.
The attraction, known as a suspended catch air device, lifts riders to the top of four raised towers. At the top, a ride operator unhooks the rider's harness for a 10-story, back-first, free fall, which ends with the rider landing in a net suspended 40 feet above the ground. From there the rider is slowly lowered to the ground and then they simply walk off the net.
On July 30th, however, when Marti stepped up for her turn, she fell to the ground because the ride operator did not check to make sure the safety net was in place. It wasn't and Marti fell to the ground without any measure to cushion her impact.
The ride operator, Chuck Carnell, has been charged with felony reckless injury.