Initial media reports say she fell after standing up in the raft, but she later won a 1999 lawsuit in which she contended that the seat belt had failed, the Los Angeles Times reported. A woman suffered injuries after falling out of a raft on Bigfoot Rapids at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California.Their raft overturned while lined up at the final conveyor belt, according to media reports. A 3-year-old girl nearly drowned and eight others suffered injuries when a raft overturned on the Hydro Surge ride at South Carolina's Myrtle Beach Pavilion amusement park.Six people suffered injuries when their raft overturned on the Rip Roaring Rapids ride at California's Great America in Santa Clara.One of the rafts capsized, and two of the boys suffered serious injuries. Three boys suffered injuries after two rafts collided on the White Water Canyon ride at Kings Dominion near Richmond, Virginia.A 7-year-old British boy's ear was severed when the boat he and his family were in tipped over on the Thunder River ride at Thorpe Park outside London.ġ990 : Kings Dominion and Great America accidents. All injuries were minor, according to media reports. Six people were injured when a raft flipped on the Canyon River Rapids ride at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania.According to media reports, he was trapped in his seat belt after his raft struck another and overturned.ġ987 : Hersheypark and Thorpe Park accidents A Missouri boy broke his leg on the "Fury of the Nile" ride at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City.More: Rides like Adventureland's Raging River are connected to serious, sometimes fatal, accidents 1984 : Worlds of Fun accident Here is a list of other incidents confirmed through media reports and public records: At least eight people have died as a result of injuries sustained on the rides, including an 11-year-old Marion boy trapped under an overturned raft at Adventureland in July. The Des Moines Register identified at least 21 accidents on those rides since 1984 in which rafts capsized or overturned or there were deaths or serious injuries. Since then, Intamin and other ride makers have built more than 175 such rides around the world, including at Adventureland Park in Altoona, Iowa. River rapids rides have been a staple of amusement parks since Intamin Amusement Rides pioneered the genre in 1979. Watch Video: Adventureland's Raging River accident wasn't the first of its kind
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