[4K]. On August 4, 2014, a mother filed a report to the park after her 18-month old daughter suffered second degree burns to her feet while she was playing at the Theodore Tugboat play area. On February 2, 2008, a 21-year-old worker was killed as he was working on the Ferris Wheel at the park while performing maintenance. On May 25, 2019, three people were injured when the ride malfunctioned, throwing them into the water. On February 28, 1999, 15 people were stranded on a ride for a few minutes before they were able to get off. One of them was injured and got one of his arms stuck between two pieces of metal while the other suffered minor injuries and bruises. He was safe inside the coaster's train, but his paralyzed leg was not secured properly when it eventually got caught on the wooden supports. The park reported this incident properly, but the news report for this item pointed out that the park was cited three times in three years for failing to report incidents. No injuries were reported. On May 21, 2019, 12 guests needed to be rescued from the ride after the train became stuck at the top of the coaster. In 2006, of the 1.4 million visitors to the park, 55 people were injured at Hersheypark. 2021: Adventureland accident An 11-year-old boy drowned after the raft his family was in capsized on the Raging River ride July 3 at Adventureland Park. Park officials stated that a mechanical failure was the cause of the accident. On August 27, 2022, a 51 year-old employee fell 8 feet (2.4 m) off of a ride platform after being struck by a ride vehicle and suffered serious injuries. The rescue operation took more than an hour. Denoto cannot yet rid himself of the regular thoughts of the potential scenario of helplessly watching his son fall to a grisly death, the suit states. The ride temporarily ceased operation that same day and reopened the next day after safety inspections were made. Footage of the incident recorded using a mobile phone later went viral on the Internet. This can be a refusal to follow specific ride safety instructions, or deliberate intent to break park rules. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he was reported to be in critical condition. One of the passengers who was a 70-year-old man was taken to, On April 9, 2014, a 50-year-old Chinese man who was a tourist from. The park (which officially opened a month before the incident) did not reopen to the public until February 13, 2019, six months after the incident occurred. August 27, 1984: Donald DePass, a 20-year-old from Brooklyn, drowned in the Tidal Wave Pool. The ride operators allegedly failed to address the concern when asked for assistance by the father. He was tied to a safety wire at the time of the incident. On July 1, 2000, a 6-year-old boy fell into the lake when the tube he had used on the Lake Plunge water slide overturned. On August 7, 1968, a 15-year-old girl from. He required emergency brain surgery. This summer, earn $12-$17 per hour. On August 2, 2018, the Thomas Town train derailed for the second time in a week. The ride was temporarily shut down. PUBLISHED: May 10, 2021 at 12:39 p.m. | UPDATED: May 10, 2021 at 4:34 p.m. Four people died and one woman suffered major injuries after a sport utility vehicle and a pickup truck collided head-on . Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. There were no injuries reported. It was reported that the water-filled dummies had leaked and shrunk, allowing them to be ejected; there were no reported injuries. Passengers were safely evacuated off the train and no injuries were reported. DeNoto, who now lives in New York, states in the suit that he took his boy to the park on June 26, 2018 because the lad was finally tall enough to ride the coasters. On November 29, 2013, a man lost his balance while trying to get into the coaster train and fell 5 feet (1.5m) from the tracks. 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