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  • Man Killed When Hair Is Caught In Fairgrounds Ride

    08/17/2003 6:23:42 AM PDT · by John W · 45 replies · 358+ views
    AP via The Sun ^ | August 17,2003 | Associated Press
    LANGLEY -- A man was killed Saturday when his long hair got caught in the amusement park ride he owned, pulling him up as high as 40 feet before he fell, back-first, onto a fence. Doug McKay, 40, was the co-owner of Paradise Amusements, based in Post Falls, Idaho. He was spraying lubricant on the tracks of the Super Loop 2, a roller coaster-type ride at the Island County Fair on Whidbey Island. The ride was in progress at the time, and McKay's hair got caught on a car full of fairgoers, said sheriff's spokeswoman Jan Smith. He was pulled...