Teen Is Critical After Thrill Ride Stops Heart
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A 16-year-old British girl was in critical condition after her heart stopped following a Walt Disney World thrill ride, one month after a young boy died after going on another attraction at the Orlando park.
Leanne Deacon had said she felt strange but was OK after leaving Disney World-MGM Studios’ “The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror,” said Jim Solomons, an Orange County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.
However, her condition deteriorated rapidly and she was in critical condition, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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