Sarah Scholten was 16 when an amusement ride changed her life forever. Two decades later, she is joining calls for national consistency to better protect kids and thrill-seekers on amusement rides.
Key points:She has backed the call from SA's deputy coroner for a national database of show rides following the death of 8-year-old Adelene Leong"I remember it all … as it was flipping, I thought 'this is going really slow, it's not doing what it's meant to do' and that's when the music stopped, it went silent, and then [I heard] just screams and we fell," Ms Scholten said.
Thirty-seven people were injured in the Spin Dragon accident, with three people suffering serious injuries.The call for one has come this week from South Australia's deputy coroner Ian White, aswho was thrown from the Airmaxx 360 ride at the Royal Adelaide Show in 2014. "Adelene's death that day was inexcusable. It could and should have been prevented," Mr White said in his findings.Ms Scholten supported the call for a national database, saying Adelene's death was tragic and the way the industry was managed needed to change.
"I don't want my fears and my Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to ruin their lives but I don't want them to go on to [a ride] that isn't safe for them," she said.
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