Swede's bottom impaled in freak funfair mishap

The Local ^ | 20 Jul 12 | no byline

[a fool in paradise]

A 31-year-old father of two is in hospital struggling against blood poisoning after a freak accident at a Swedish theme park on Sunday where a tow hitch on a children’s ride penetrated his rectum.

“It was a complete shock to the whole body,” the man told local paper Arbetarbladet.

The man had been visiting Furuvik theme park near Gävle in eastern Sweden with his two young daughters aged 2 and 4. The girls were enjoying the park's minicar rides, but the 4-year-old needed some help with operating the vehicle.

“She can’t step on the gas pedal herself, so I lifted her up and jumped on the back of the truck so she would fit in front of me,” the father told the paper.

...“It was terribly painful,” said the man to the paper.

...When finally back at home, the man started to shiver and soon developed a very high temperature. After seeking medical assistance it was established that he had bacteria in his blood and was subsequently treated with penicillin against the infection and morphine for the pain.

...Erika Rydstrand, the Furuvik marketing director, told the paper that nothing like this has ever happened before despite the ride being one of the park’s oldest. She also added that it is not supposed to be for adults.

“Not even in your wildest dreams could you foresee an accident such as this. He must have sat down very hard seeing as his trousers were also ripped,“ she told the paper, adding that the incident was regrettable.

According to Arbetarbladet, police are currently investigating the incident, which has been classified as causing bodily harm, and will be questioning the 31-year-old man about how the accident happened.

The tow hitch has reportedly been removed from the vehicle.

[a fool in paradise]

Million to one shot, doc.

[a fool in paradise]

Not a ping.

[a fool in paradise]

Doesn’t sound fun or fair.

[Lurker]

Rectum? Sounds likeit darned near killed him!

[ClearCase_guy]

Neither fun
Nor fair

[irishtenor]

Rectum? Pert near killed, em.

[irishtenor]

Rectum? Pert near killed em.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Don’t sound like a funfair to me.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Don’t sound like a funfair to me.

[irishtenor]

You were first, but I did it twice :>)

[JRandomFreeper]

I can certainly find more fun ways to spend a day out with the kidz.

/johnny

[NativeSon]

That’s the first thing I thought of

[South40]

For some reason I think this guy belongs in this thread.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

Thousands of San Franciscans just booked vacations there........

[doorgunner69]

Meanwhile, San Fransicko travel agents report a surge in interest with Swedish tours of funfairs............

[Steely Tom]

Looks like the folks who designed Sweden’s immigration laws also got around to designing kiddie rides.

[Patriot Babe]

I wonder if the Chik Fil A protestors will be riding in one of these little karts?

[NativeSon]

You can say that again, whole thing seems like a big pain in the ...

[mylife]

[Rebelbase]

““It was a complete shock to the whole body,” the man told local paper Arbetarbladet. “

Understatement.

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Could’ve seen that coming.

[Nervous Tick]

This is so not funny, y'all.

You there! Yeah. YOU. Stop laughing. Now.

On second thought, it is a little funny. I lost it myself when I saw the klown kar. And this is FR. Carry on.

[GeronL]

built into the seats in San Fran I bet

[richmwill]

(squirming) Owww...

[dougiefresh]

What a pain in the ass.

[cripplecreek]

One of the best episodes of Scrubs involved a light bulb.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My5BQTKsa0w&feature=player_embedded

[CrazyIvan]

A lot of my youth was spent skiing on the Mississippi. One of my ski buddies wiped out and hit a submerged tree. He got a limb up the rear and out his side. Nearly killed him and infection was a real concern. As far as I know he still has the chunk of wood hanging on his wall. Alcohol may have been involved.

[KSCITYBOY]

It was a one in a million shot..........

[Slings and Arrows]

See? This why we need gay parents! </sarc>

[Dust in the Wind]

hindsight foresight definitely should have looked...

[Nifster]

just damn

[a fool in paradise]

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick...

[Clay Moore]

[Venturer]

That looks to me like a pretty dumb thing to leave on that little truck.

It was a disaster looking for a place to happen.

[Larry Lucido]

Yeah, we need to get the gang over here.

If you wanna be on the Seinfeld Ping List, just, um, have a seat over here.

[Daffynition]

[Roscoe Karns]

[Slings and Arrows]

Image linkee brokee. :^(

[Slings and Arrows]

ROTFLMFAO!

[stylecouncilor]

LOL.

[martin_fierro]

“It was a complete shock to the whole body,” the man told local paper Arbetarbladet.

[RightOnline]

That ain’t no hitch....here in the States, that’s what we call a “Democrat”.

[Secret Agent Man]

Wow, surprised there isn’t some kind of safety collar around the tow hitch pin so something like that is less likely to occur. Maybe they should have a removeable second seat that goes on top of it when it isn’t towing a trailer.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Was he traveling on Rekdal Road on Camano Island, WA when it happened?

[Bellflower]

Hey, let’s all stop laughing for a few minutes and slip up a serious prayer for this man. It sounds like his life may be endangered, and he is the father of two little girls who very much need their daddy.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Living proof that kids are a pain in the ass.

[dixiechick2000]

Omigosh! How awful!

Not that there’s anything wrong with that. ;o)

[cynwoody]

http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/07/14/anal-penetrating-chair-kills-teen/

The retiring Congresscritter from MA-04 had no comment.

[LadyDoc]

not funny...the danger of perforated bowel and sepsis is high...

[Berlin_Freeper]

Sick pervert.