Hall said the only other Orbiter in Georgia, besides the one at the Augusta fair, is located at the Lake Winnepesaukah park just south of Chattanooga, Tenn. 'We've got plenty of excellent rides, so that's not really a factor,' he said. Zapata said restricted access to the ride is not hurting the fair's business. 'I think they want to check it out before anybody rode it,' Mr. The Orbiter was shut down briefly after last week's incident and was stopped again Thursday while agency officials investigate new information from witnesses. On Thursday, the day the Columbia County Fair opened, state officials shut down the Icon, a ride similar to the Orbiter, said Mike Zapata, the fair manager for the Columbia County Merchant's Association. An MCG spokeswoman said she was listed in serious condition Friday, which is third best in a scale that includes good, fair, serious and critical. She suffered severe head injuries and had been in an induced coma until Sunday night.įamily members say she is continuing to improve. Thirteen-year-old Desire Northington, a Tubman Middle School pupil, was thrown 60 feet from the Orbiter on Oct. The state agency is responsible for the safety inspections of fair and amusement park rides in Georgia. 'The only reason was out of purely an abundance of caution while we complete the investigation,' said Sam Hall, a Georgia Department of Labor spokesman. 26 accident at the Georgia-Carolina State Fair. The state has shut down a ride similar to the Orbiter at the Columbia County Merchants Association Fair, after a renewed investigation into the Oct.

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