One person died at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday after witnesses reported seeing a man fall from a roller coaster. Several others were injured, officials said. The Cobb County Department of Emergency Communications confirmed the death but did not provide additional details about the incident around 4 p.m. at the amusement park outside Atlanta. Cobb County police said the department’s Major Crimes Unit is investigating. Witnesses who spoke to NBC affiliate WXIA Atlanta said they saw a man fall from the Goliath roller coaster, and at least two people said they saw him hit parts of the ride before hitting the ground. different times,” a witness told Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday. WXIA “We are deeply saddened by a guest incident at our park today. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the guest’s family, friends and loved ones,” a park spokesperson said in a statement. The spokesperson added that the park was providing support to guests and employees and that details would not be immediately released “out of respect for the family’s privacy.” Logan Conner said he was on the ride with his fiancé when he saw the man get out of his seat on Goliath. “The man began levitating in the air on his side,” he said. “We made direct eye contact with him.” A witness told WXIA that the man who fell had been sitting with a child. Video showed passengers exiting the roller coaster after it stopped mid-ride. Goliath, designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers of Switzerland, opened in 2006 and features a drop of more than 200 feet, putting it in the hypercoaster category. In September, Six Flags was named in multiple lawsuits after passengers allegedly suffered brain damage Injuries on roller coaster 10 miles west of downtown Atlanta.
