Girl Who Fell 100 Feet From Carnival Ride Flown to Miami
Parkland girl will be allowed to recover closer to home
American Family Children's Hospital
Teagan Marti just before she plunges from Terminal Velocity ride.
The 12-year-old girl who fell about 100 feet to the ground in a Wisconsin amusement park ride has been transferred to a hospital closer to her Florida home.
Teagan Marti had been treated at American Family Children's Hospital in Madison ever since she fell July 30 from the Terminal Velocity ride at the Extreme World amusement park in Wisconsin Dells, about 50 miles north of Madison.
She hit the ground in the free-fall ride after nets and air bags that were supposed to catch riders were not raised. Doctors have said she suffered numerous injuries to her brain, spine, liver and other organs and may be paralyzed.
The Madison hospital said she was in fair condition Wednesday when she flew by plane to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
The ride operator who let Marti hit the ground, Charles Carnell, has been charged with felony reckless injury. He also revealed to police that he had smoked marijuana just days before the incident took place.
If convicted, he faces 25 years in prison.
Copyright Associated Press / NBC 6 Miami
Posted Wednesday, Sep 1, 2010 - 5:41 PM EST
