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Man who fell to his death while riding Six Flags roller coaster identified

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM · 1 min read
Man who fell to his death while riding Six Flags roller coaster identified — ABC 7 Suncoast SWFL, Estero Real Estate news
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ATLANTA (ANF/Gray News) - Police have identified the man who died on a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia Monday afternoon.Cobb County police identified the victim Tuesday as 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem of Atlanta. According to witnesses, the man fell to his death from the Goliath roller coaster, which goes at 70 miles per hour and drops twice — once at 170 feet and the other at 175 feet.EN ESPAÑOL | Autoridades identifican al hombre que murió tras caer de montaña rusa de Six FlagsLogan Conner, who said he was on the ride with his fiancée, reported watching the man come out of his seat. “The man started levitating in the air sideways,” Logan Conner told NBC. “We made direct eye contact with him.”According to police, Kariem was thrown from the ride, hitting other patrons as he fell. His body was found on a nearby roof.Britny Landry, who was waiting in line to ride the coaster a second time, said she saw somebody “fly out” but at first wasn’t sure what she saw. “Maybe someb

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