Boy hospitalized after bird hits him in the face on Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure

Posted | Contributed by Jason Hammond

A boy expecting a day packed with fun landed in the hospital Thursday afternoon when a bird slammed his face as he was riding the Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure. A park official said the roller coaster had already plummeted 45 stories back toward the ground and was pulling into the station when the bird struck the passenger's face.

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