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		<title>Wisconsin Officials Probe How Roller-Coaster Riders Became Trapped Upside For Hours</title>
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							<description><![CDATA[CRANDON, Wis. (AP) – State officials are investigating how eight people became trapped upside down on a roller coaster – some of them for more than three hours – at a festival in Wisconsin. The roller coaster`s cars got stuck &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sensors Had Been Adjusted on Thrill Ride Where Teen Fell to Death, Report Says</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Sensors on a Florida amusement park ride had been adjusted manually to double the size of the opening for restraints on two seats. That resulted in a 14-year-old boy not being properly secured before he slipped out and fell to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Parents File Suit for Children Injured on Washington Tilt-A-Whirl Ride</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The families of children who were injured on the Tilt-A-Whirl at the Kitsap County Fair in Washington in 2018 are suing the owner of the amusement company that operated the ride at the fair&#8217;s carnival and its manufacturer. The lawsuit &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Father Recounts Iowa Amusement Ride Accident That Killed Son</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The father of an 11-year-old boy who died following an accident on a popular boat ride at an Iowa amusement park said that his son and other family members were trapped by the ride&#8217;s seat belts when the boat carrying &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Utah Woman Sues Mississippi Fair Over Super Slide Injury</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2019/12/12/551061.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A Utah woman sued Mississippi&#8217;s Fair Commission for negligence and emotional anguish, saying she went airborne on a 40-foot (12-meter) super slide and injured her back. Lindsay Casperson of Kaysville, Utah, filed the lawsuit against the State Fair Commission and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lawsuit Settled Over 2016 Ferris Wheel Accident at Tennessee Fair</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 06:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A lawsuit involving a Ferris wheel accident in which three girls fell to the ground at a Tennessee fair has been settled. The Kingsport Times-News reports that a notice filed in federal court Oct. 17 indicated mediation took place and &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Investigators: Excessive Speed Caused Florida Roller Coaster Derailment</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2018/07/12/494905.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy O'Connor]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Excessive speed caused a roller coaster to derail at a Florida boardwalk, according to a preliminary investigative summary released Tuesday. Two riders fell 34 feet (10 meters) when the front car of the Sand Blaster Roller Coaster was left dangling &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Investigation of Derailed Florida Roller Coaster that Injured 9 Underway</title>
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					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy O'Connor]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 04:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Some passengers who were riding a Florida roller coaster when it derailed last week could have lifelong injuries, an attorney for three of the nine riders who were hospitalized said Monday. The riders suffered broken bones, concussions and possible nerve &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>6 Injured After Florida Roller Coaster Derails, Plunges Riders 34 Feet</title>
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					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy O'Connor]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 04:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A roller coaster that derailed in Florida had been put out of service by state inspectors twice in the past year and a half because of problems with the ride. Two riders fell 34 feet (10 meters) when their car &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ferris Wheel Owner Says Injured Kid At Fault for Tennessee Fair Accident</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2017/09/20/464835.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 04:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The owner of a Ferris wheel in which four people were injured in Tennessee last year has responded to lawsuits over the incident, saying that one of the injured children was to blame for a gondola overturning. The Greeneville Sun &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tennessee Family Files Suit Over Ferris Wheel Accident</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2017/07/24/458614.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 04:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A family whose daughters were injured when they fell from a Ferris wheel at a Tennessee county fair has filed lawsuits against the ride&#8217;s owners and manufacturer. News outlets report the Reynolds family and Lorena Cowhy, another woman who was &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tennessee Legislators Tighten Amusement Park Safety Regulations</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2017/05/08/450204.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 06:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Tennessee could soon tighten amusement park safety regulations after people were injured on rides in two incidents last year. The Tennessee House passed a bill Thursday with heightened safety requirements. The Senate approved it Wednesday, so it heads to Gov. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>8 Injured in Tennessee Fair Ride Accident</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2016/09/08/425752.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 04:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Eight people were taken to hospitals after a ride shut down at the Delta Fair in Memphis on Saturday. Riders were enjoying the Moonraker, which spins around an axis and tilts up and down on an angle, when the ride&#8217;s &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Safety Inspections of Thrill Rides Vary by State</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2016/08/24/424278.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers climb on. But in other places, they are not &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tennessee Ride Inspector Reported Worn Rivets on Ferris Wheel That Dropped Girls</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2016/08/15/423213.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy O'Connor]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 05:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Worn out rivet fasteners on a Ferris wheel are being blamed for an overturned gondola at an eastern Tennessee fair that sent three girls plummeting more than 30 feet to the ground. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>3 Girls Injured, 1 Critically, in Fall from Tennessee Ferris Wheel</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2016/08/11/422929.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 04:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[One of three girls who fell from a Ferris wheel at a county fair in Tennessee suffered a traumatic brain injury and remained in critical condition Tuesday, a doctor said. Dr. Bracken Burns, director of trauma services for Johnson City &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Alabama Family to Sue Disney Park Over Death Related to Snake Bite</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2016/01/31/396991.htm</link>
		
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					<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2016 04:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[An Alabama family says an escaped snake at Disney&#8217;s Animal Kingdom dropped from a tree and bit a boy, which led to the death of the boy&#8217;s grandmother. The family&#8217;s attorney, Matt Morgan, said Jan. 28 that the family plans &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>12 Injured in Kentucky Amusement Park Ride Accident</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 04:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Authorities say at least 12 people were injured when a swing ride at an amusement park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, tipped over. The Daily News reports emergency officials were dispatched to Beech Bend Amusement Park around 6 p.m. on July &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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