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Ride turned deadly!

Posted by 8Alex on January 9, 2013 at 4:40pm in Mr Bruns 360 Message Board

Two Russian men were taking a ride in a giant inflatable ball over in a ski resort. As they were going down the hill, the ball rolled off course and flew over a rocky edge. The two men were both conscious after they flew out of the ball and able to go back up to the top of the hill with the help of two others. One died on the way to the hospital because of severe spinal cord injuries. The other suffers from a concussion and is still in the hospital.

http://news.yahoo.com/zorb-ride-russian-mountains-proves-deadly-102056296.html

It's crazy to think something you would think would be so fun and safe actually can turn into someone getting severely hurt or even die.

What are your thoughts?

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  • 1clare January 11, 2013 at 1:56pm

    I think that the two people who went on the ride should have maybe taken more precautions about the ride. I also think the ride owners or company should have made sure that couldn't have happened. The ride owners should have tested all of that.

  • 3Tina January 11, 2013 at 1:11pm

    Well this doesnt sound safe in the first place. but really if you think about it anything you do can result in something bad happening or death.

  • 2Elle January 11, 2013 at 8:16am

    This is crazy! I wonder if they could sue the people for this accident or if they signed like a medical waiver before they got on the ride?

  • 7Jacob January 10, 2013 at 9:00am

    i think that this is crazy.  It kinda makes you think twice about some of the "safe" "fun" events.

  • 7Sam January 9, 2013 at 9:29pm

    It's probably not such a smart idea to role somebody down a mountian in a ball. Did they really think this could have had a good ending?

    • 8Alex > 7Sam January 10, 2013 at 10:02pm

      I think they were in the "lets do something fun and nothing will happen to us" moment... 

  • 3Reann January 9, 2013 at 6:15pm

    Wow. People should definitely be more cautious.. This just shows how fun can turn bad really fast.. My question is why they didn't make the slope safer? I mean its just a cleared out path in the snow. They should put up some kind of safety fence or something. The family of the man who passed and the man in the coma (assuming he hopefully pulls through) should definitely sue those people.. That is just very unprofessional.

  • EmmaH January 9, 2013 at 5:08pm

    I think this is so tragic. However, whenever doing in thing lately death is probable.

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