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Adventureland ride worker dies after suffering on-the-job injury

An employee at a theme park in Altoona has died after being injured while working a ride.
Raging River ride photo from Adventureland website

ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — An employee at a theme park in Altoona has died after being injured while working a ride.

Mercy Medical Centers spokesman Gregg Lagan says Steve Booher died Saturday night, June 10 due to injuries sustained at Adventureland on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.

Adventureland officials have previously said that Booher slipped and fell while assisting with the Raging River ride. Adventureland spokeswoman Molly Vincent said staff responded immediately and contacted paramedics.

Booher was transported to a hospital, where he was placed on life support.

The ride, which is still operating, takes participants in a large raft down a splash-filled waterway.

 

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