Horror as girl's entire scalp torn clean from her head as hair gets caught in carnival ride
Horror as girl's entire scalp torn clean from her head as hair gets caught in carnival ride
11-year-old Elizabeth Gilreath suffered a terrible accident on a popular ride at a Cinco De Mayo-themed carnival on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Seconds after the ride began, the child's hair got caught in the moving parts of the ride and ripped her red hair clean off her head. She has since undergone surgery to repair her fractured skull.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A young girl is now without hair following a horrifying accident at a Cinco De Mayo carnival over the weekend.
On May 7, 11-year-old Elizabeth Gilreath boarded the King's Crown, a popular ride that spins in circles. When the ride started moving, everything seemed fine, but quickly turned gruesome.
Witness accounts claim Elizabeth slid down her seat and somehow, her hair got caught to the moving parts of the ride's machinery, tearing the hair and skin clean off her head. The ride kept moving until other riders began screaming in horror. When the ride operators and witnesses came to Elizabeth's aid, in a dazed state she reportedly asked, "Where's my pretty hair?"
After suffering a fractured skull, Elizabeth has had surgery and is recovering at a Nebraska hospital. Doctors are unsure whether she'll be able to grow her hair back.
The King's Crown ride has been shut down as an investigation into the malfunction is being conducted.
11-year-old Elizabeth Gilreath before the accident. FACEBOOK / VIRGINIA COOKSEY
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| Elizabeth riding the King's Crown moments before the ride malfunction. WOWT |
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