Incident at aqualandia in Benidorm

[Jahrules]

Man left likely paralyzed..

British tourist, 23, could be left paralysed after waterpark accident in Spain

David Briffaut, from Essex, is currently on a life support machine in hospital and his family fear he will be left paraplegic.

news.sky.com

 

[Ice]

People think I'm crazy for not wanting to do water slides. Them sonsofbitches are way more dangerous than coasters.

I understand the likelyhood of injury is still so small, but the unpredictability and the uncontrolled environment make my risk management sensors go on high alert.

 

[Jahrules]

It's sorta true though. And water slides have less mandatory safety inspections than rollercoasters or flats.

That's not to say major parks don't do inspections above and beyond what's mandatory though..

 

[Jonesta6]

So reading the article, it didn't seem to say what actually caused the injury.

Was he doing something he wasn't supposed to, did the ride or raft break, was this just a freak accident... Something else?

 

[Jahrules]

I'm guessing it's still under investigation.

It does appear to be one of those prone position racers. Those have never seemed very dangerous to me... So I dunno

 

[Jonesta6]

I'm guessing it's still under investigation.

It does appear to be one of those prone position racers. Those have never seemed very dangerous to me... So I dunno

Best guess I have from the picture they showed is that he caught major air somehow and had a super rough landing.

 

[Jahrules]

More info released.

Waterpark blames Brit for 'not following rules' after breaking neck

A water park has claimed a Brit tourist is responsible for his injuries after breaking his neck in an horrific water slide accident. David Briffaut, 23, broke two vertebrae and faces being paralyse…

www.thesun.co.uk