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ffejie Thunder Falls User is Offline Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 795	Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:16 pm    Post subject: Sad sad day today at Kalahari · Quote Today it is being reported that a 3 year old little boy had drowned this morning at Kalahari water perk up in sandusky. Not too many details have been released. As a parent of 3, this makes my stomach drop. This is the worst possible thing I can imagine.  My prayers go out to that family. www.cleveland.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-42/1249250680198450.xml&storylist=cleveland Last edited by ffejie on Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:20 pm; edited 2 times in total
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AmusementFan123 Riptide Run User is Offline Joined: 05 Apr 2009 Posts: 300	Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:18 pm    Post subject: · Quote Wow. I go to Kalahari all the time since my grandma lives right down the street. That property that Kalahari is on was actually my step-grandpas land and he sold it to them. _________________ Cedar Point: The BEST amusement park on the planet for 12 years in a row! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm1jeYY0yEo
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Michelle1013 Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 04 Aug 2008 Posts: 26 Location: Salem, OH	Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:07 pm    Post subject: · Quote That is truly horrible.  I have been to Kalahari & I love it but the death, unfortunately, doesn't really surprise me.  They don't have the best safety record. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2008/07/19/front/doc4882a2983eb4c030483944.txt It is still awful.  I couldn't imagine what it would be like to lose my son.  My prayers to the family, too.
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Neurodistortion Splash Landing User is Offline Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 117	Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:33 pm    Post subject: · Quote Yeah, just like Michelle just said, where were the workers?
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CuddyTheFlash Double Loop User is Offline Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 245 Location: In the darkest corner of your mind	Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:16 am    Post subject: · Quote How about asking where the parents were?  Just so easy to blame the workers there, but maybe mommy and daddy should have been watching junior. _________________ I don't like a certain company so everything they do MUST be wrong, even if it's right.  And that makes me look like a bigger fool. Take a stand against coasters that hurt or kill people.  Holiday World & Knotts Berry Farm, we are watching you!
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Neurodistortion Splash Landing User is Offline Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 117	Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:33 am    Post subject: · Quote Well that could also be a possibility, but before we start accusing the parents of not watching the boy, we should get more facts to see what really happened.
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ajc47 Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 9	Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:20 pm    Post subject: · Quote update http://www.newsnet5.com/news/20266186/detail.html SANDUSKY, Ohio -- Officials involved in the investigation of the drowning of a 3-year-old at Kalahari over the weekend said the mother was in a lounge chair at the time her son drowned. Meanwhile, the Erie County coroner has ruled the drowning an accidental death. According to a statement released by Kalahari reports from the Sheriff's Department, County Coroner, Kalahari security, lifeguards, emergency personnel, and witnesses, Hassan Itani, 3, of Dearborn, Mich., was playing with his 6-year-old brother in the kids area of the outdoor water park as his mother watched from a lounge chair on the pool deck. more at link
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CuddyTheFlash Double Loop User is Offline Joined: 14 Sep 2008 Posts: 245 Location: In the darkest corner of your mind	Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:11 pm    Post subject: · Quote Another story: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2009/08/03/front/doc4a75f749cb89c559316245.txt You'd think if your 3 year old couldn't swim, you'd watch a little more closely. Quote: “I think the main thing is the importance of anyone who is by water and doesn’t know how to swim,” Baxter said. “It’s dangerous.” Mom should have been close enough to yell to Junior to stay in the shallow end. I would not be surprised in the least if this woman tries to sue.  After all, it is the American Way. _________________ I don't like a certain company so everything they do MUST be wrong, even if it's right.  And that makes me look like a bigger fool. Take a stand against coasters that hurt or kill people.  Holiday World & Knotts Berry Farm, we are watching you!
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ffejie Thunder Falls User is Offline Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 795	Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:22 pm    Post subject: · Quote No doubt she will sue! It is a horrible situation that shouldn't happen to anyone. Things like this really make you think alot!
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dsloban Thunderhawk User is Offline Joined: 19 Jul 2007 Posts: 1075	Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:41 am    Post subject: · Quote I feel so bad for the family! What a tradegy! _________________ Life is like a rollercoaster. It is full of ups and downs!
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