Man looking for phone killed by roller coaster at Ohio's Cedar Point park

[Recursion]

Source: Chicago Tribune

A man who entered a restricted area at Ohio's Cedar Point amusement park to look for a lost cellphone has been struck by a roller coaster and killed.

Police say James A. Young had just finished riding the Raptor on Thursday and jumped over a fence to retrieve something he dropped during the 57 mph ride. The Erie County coroner says it was his cellphone.

Sandusky police say Young was struck by the ride or someone on it. No one else was hurt.

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The park confirms the death in a statement saying "a guest entered a restricted, fenced area of Raptor and was struck by the ride." It says its "thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-cedar-point-roller-coaster-death-20150813-story.html

[BlueJazz]

1. "struck by the ride or someone on it." Wait a minute.."Someone on it"

Wouldn't that person also be rather messed up ?

[Journeyman]

2. They may have someone with a mangled limb, but the ride may have struck him first . . .

now they're trying to figure it out before giving a definitive cause of death.

I know if I was on the ride and hit him, I might feel better knowing he was probably dead before I came in contact with him.

[davidpdx]

4. Yes, and heavily traumatized as well

Those things go pretty fast. Not a good way to go out.

[jimlup]

5. Not necessarly

I've ridden "The Raptor." You are pretty secured in with big heavy collar harnesses.

Definitely not my favorite ride in the park. It is pretty jarring with lots of quick turns and hard corners.

[irisblue]

3. Ihope none of his beloveds saw that.

How awful for them

[C Moon]

6. Sad. :(

[cosmicone]

7. Darwin award nominee

[EL34x4]

8. I'll be curious to learn if he asked for assistance from park employees

Before trying to get his phone back himself.

[CentralMass]

9. I lost a nice hat and my cellhone on an inverted loop on a roller cosster at Sîx Flags New England

(I miss New England). After the ride I walked the in bounds path under the coaster to look for them. To either side of the path there cyclone fenced enclosed restricted areas that were clearly marked with appropriate warning signs. I spotted the hat but heeded the signs. I stopped by lost and found on my way out of the park and filled out a report that included my cell phone number. I replaced the phone during the next week. The first call I received was from Six Flags. I was thinking, great, they found my stuff. Nope, it was marketing call trying to sell me a seasons pass. I never fid get the items.

[raccoon]

10. Headline sounds like the phone was killed by the roller coaster. nt

[Recursion]

11. "I'm looking for the man who shot my Samsung" (nt)

[jberryhill]

12. News writing has hit the shitter

Writing a concise headline is a dead skill.

[curlyred]

13. Sloppy headlines,sloppy reporting

Makes my head hurt.

[Cal Carpenter]

14. Fwiw, the headline at the link has commas which make it clearer

Man, looking for phone, killed by roller coaster at Ohio's Cedar Point park

Dunno if they edited it after the fact, but that's what it looks like now.