Mother of Fla. girl hurt in fall from Wis. amusement park ride: ‘Worst day of my life’
By APFriday, August 20, 2010
Fall victim’s mother: ‘Worst day of my life’
MADISON, Wis. — The mother of a 12-year-old Florida girl who plunged 100 feet to the ground on a free-fall ride at a Wisconsin Dells amusement park last month says watching her daughter fall was the “worst day of my life.”
Julie Marti spoke Friday at the Madison hospital where her daughter Teagan is being treated following the July 30 accident at Extreme World.
The family’s lawyer, Stuart Grossman, said he expects to file a civil lawsuit within three weeks.
The ride operator was charged Wednesday with a felony count of first-degree reckless injury for releasing Teagan too early.
Julie Marti says her daughter remains on a ventilator and is in stable but critical condition.
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