News: Worker dies while painting Ninja

Posted at 5:39 AM EST (1039 GMT)

Feb. 14th, 2006 -- A maintenance worker died after falling into a pond while painting Ninja at Six Flags Over Georgia.

Six Flags Spokesman Jim Taylor said the 25-year-old man fell when a rail on his boat came loose. He was on a pontoon boat that allowed workers to paint the underside of the ride. He worked for an outside contractor.

The worker was submerged about 30 minutes before a crew could reach him, said a fire department spokesman. He was nonresponsive when he was removed from the water, said Taylor.

Another worker feel in the water, but he was hospitalized with minor injuries.

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