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Accidents Involving Injury at Gwazi Lion

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Do you know of, or have been part of, an accident involving injury at Gwazi Lion? Report it to Theme Park Insider.

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Unverified Reports

4/1/2002 - Submitted by HAPIMS on 4/5/2002
Recieved this through a e-mail... Person informed me Hapims could've worked perfect in this type of situation, as park patrons were becoming furious as ride ops did NOTHING!!!!!!! Lady in her mid 40s or 50s injured her back April First around 11:00 et at Busch Gardens Tampa, on Gwazi the Lion side in the last row of the second last car (third last row of train). Many ride ops and family members comforted her in the train until 2 park paramedics got there about 15 minutes later. 1 paramedic held the bag while the other checked rates with a stethascope. About 25 minutes later a few men with shirts reading "Tampa Fire Rescue" show up with a stretcher and backboard, and take the lady away about 5 minutes later.

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    • Follow-up:
    On this ride I injured my back. On the first or second hill, it felt like something snapped in my back. Then, I had terrible pain for the rest of the ride. After I got off, the pain kept getting worse. We went to the first aid center there to report the incident. They suggested that we should go to the emergency room to make sure that it wasn't serious. -- Submitted by mattand2895 on 6/12/2009


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