A rollercoaster ride ended tragically for a war hero who fell to his death.
James Hackemer, a 29-year-old US army veteran, was thrown from the high-speed attraction at a theme park located near Buffalo, New York, after having lost his legs in a roadside bombing while serving in Iraq.
“He was assisted on to the ride…he was doing what he wanted to do,” mentioned his mother, Nancy.
Investigations are underway by safety experts to determine the cause of the incident.