The Fort Fun Freak Accident, 2017
In 2017, a 12-year-old boy was visiting the Fort Fun amusement park 70 miles west of Dusseldorf in Sauerland, Germany. The kid was on a gravity-driven alpine coaster where bobsled-like cars run down a hill on tracks. Riders are responsible for doing their own brakes using a handle on the side of the car. But the boy’s foot got caught between the tracks and the sled and his leg was ripped apart mid-calf. The boy was immediately taken to the hospital and despite the outcome, he survived.