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Colorado investigation begins after woman launched off ski resort’s alpine coaster
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Nicki Parker, a Texas native, was riding the Rocky Mountain Coaster at Copper Mountain ski resort in Frisco, a scenic town in the Rocky Mountains, on August 17 when she was launched from her seat as the coaster rounded a curve, KDVR reported.
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The coaster will remain closed while the investigation is ongoing, state officials said. “The Coaster is closed while Copper Mountain works with the state Division of Oil and Public Safety and the manufacturer to review the incident,” Copper Mountain said.
Parker remains hospitalized, 10 days after her injury, and will continue to require extensive medical treatment, her lawyer said. “It was actually wrapped around her and pulled her and she was dragged along the track as it went down,” he said.
He then had to get her out because there was nobody, no way to get to her,” Ongert said. However, the car continued to move even after Parker was ejected, Parker’s lawyer said.
Her car actually continued on even after she was thrown from it,” he said.
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- Nicki Parker remains hospitalized 10 days after she was thrown from the ski resort’s coaster, her lawyer said Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please…
- Nicki Parker, a Texas native, was riding the Rocky Mountain Coaster at Copper Mountain ski resort in Frisco, a scenic town in the Rocky Mountains, on August 17 when she was launched from her seat as the coaster…
- “It was actually wrapped around her and pulled her and she was dragged along the track as it went down,” he said.
- He then had to get her out because there was nobody, no way to get to her,” Ongert said.
- Parker remains hospitalized, 10 days after her injury, and will continue to require extensive medical treatment, her lawyer said.
- However, the car continued to move even after Parker was ejected, Parker’s lawyer said.
- Her car actually continued on even after she was thrown from it,” he said.
- “The Coaster is closed while Copper Mountain works with the state Division of Oil and Public Safety and the manufacturer to review the incident,” Copper Mountain said.
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