15-hour delay in reporting this incident. Guest altercations On April 19, 2003, a crowd disturbance described as a "near-riot" involving 500 to 700 youths took place outside the park in Rossville, Georgia after management decided to close the park 90 minutes early. Catoosa County Sheriff Phil Summers claimed the incident was caused by parents leaving their children unattended at the park with little or no money, thus unable to participate in the park's activities. When sporadic fighting began in the crowd, the decision was made to close the park early, which escalated the fighting. Law enforcement agencies from Georgia and Tennessee were dispatched to the scene when the crowd began to disrupt traffic on roads surrounding the park. After the incident, the park instituted a new policy of requiring visitors under 21 years of age to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Visitors are also required to purchase some sort of admission. Lakemont Park Little Leaper Coaster On September 2, 1991, a seventeen-year-old ride operator for the Little Leaper Coaster named Chris Whitfield got dragged away by the roller coaster and lost his right leg after it got mangled between the train and its track/chain. The accident was featured on the television series Rescue 911 on September 29, 1992, on CBS. Land of Illusion Adventure Park Haunted Scream Park On October 21, 2011, a 16-year-old girl who had a pre-existing medical condition while visiting the park with her mother to watch her father perform in a band suffered a heart attack and collapsed inside the haunted house attraction. Her mother and the paramedics both tried to revive her by performing CPR, but she later died at Atrium Medical Center. Longshan Amusement Park Scream On May 1, 2015, two guests were killed and three were injured when they were thrown off the attraction. This was the opening day of the amusement park, and witnesses stated that they believed the ride was started by ride operators before the guests were secured. Luna Park Sydney Ghost Train Melbourne Royal Show Rebel Coaster On September 25, 2022, a woman in her 20s was reported to be in critical condition at Royal Melbourne Hospital after suffering severe head injuries as she was struck by a coaster train while trying to retrieve her phone. A Victoria police spokesperson claimed that officers were trying to determine the exact cause of the incident; however, the ride will