Student, 19 Whose Legs Were Crushed on Log Flume Ride Receives $26,000 Compensation

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4/13/2019|Updated: 4/13/2019

A student in the United Kingdom who suffered from five years of pain after her legs were crushed on a Long Flume Ride by the weight of her own family received $26,000 (£20,000) as compensation.

Leah Napolitano, 19 from the town of Colchester near London, was on a family holiday at the Thorpe Park and was 14 at the time, reported the Daily Mail.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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