r/CaughtMyEye • u/Girls_Of_San_Diego • 3d ago
A father of two who died after being ejected from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia was a cancer survivor who had also escaped a terrifying car fire just weeks earlier.
Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, died on Monday, October 12, while riding the Goliath roller coaster with his son at the Georgia theme park.
Witnesses said Kariem’s son was sitting beside him when the incident occurred. His wife and daughter were watching from the ground and reportedly had no idea what had happened, while his son witnessed the tragedy unfold.
Police said Kariem was ejected from the ride shortly before 4pm, struck other passengers and fell beneath the attraction. He was found unresponsive and not breathing and was later pronounced dead. Four other people were injured.
A family friend told WSB-TV that Kariem had faced several major challenges in his life. He had survived cancer and a difficult battle with COVID-19, and he and his daughter had escaped a car fire just weeks before his death.
Kariem worked at Wesley International Academy in Atlanta and was remembered as a cherished member of the school community.
Atlanta Public Schools paid tribute to him, saying his presence and impact would be deeply missed by students, staff and everyone whose lives he touched.
Six Flags said it was deeply saddened by the incident and was cooperating fully with authorities.
The circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation.
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u/Snoo3544 3d ago edited 3d ago
Final destination type stuff. People don't want to believe that death can stalk you, but cases like this poor man, make me think... Surviving cancer, long covid, a car fire....now this? Jesus. .
Photo I took 4 days ago while passing through Taos, NM
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u/Key-Experience-4962 3d ago
Yea it’s called Chaos Theory- random shit happens. Once you start falling- then you keep falling for no reason. You can’t escape death.
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u/bewitch1n 3d ago edited 3d ago
There have been times in my life where I am out and about and things are going wrong... I have gone home. I'll just go home because if something really bad like that has to happen I'd rather be there. And if its not that then hopefully my day gets better at home lol.
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u/BenWallace04 3d ago
The Chaos theory is a branch of mathematics and science that studies deterministic systems whose behavior is deeply unpredictable due to extreme sensitivity to initial conditions
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u/Curiouser-Quriouser 3d ago
Sounds like he got the Final logging truck.
Poor kid, having to see that.
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u/TheRowingBoats 3d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/WRbeLNgyP3nmlsDCZc
some ppl the world just has it out for, damn, rip, hope his kids can navigate this3
u/BunnyLovesTheStars 3d ago
The only reason this scene didn't psychologically scar me is I watched the making of part on the DVD, and they actually released some logs in the first take but they didn't bounce like that, they just hit the ground and rolled. It was scary but nothing like the CGI bouncing missile logs of death coming straight for your open mouth. So you're probably safe from escaped highway logs as long as you don't tailgate. Probably.
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u/Reditate 3d ago
Was this guy in some sort of Final destination event?
He had survived cancer and a difficult battle with COVID-19, and he and his daughter had escaped a car fire just weeks before his death.
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u/InAppropriate-meal 3d ago
Damn, he must of REALLY pissed the gods off.. RIP
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u/Scary_Reflection_340 3d ago
No god would be this cruel, I'd hope, so let's say this is just a case of extremely bad luck for a seemingly kind man who didn't deserve any of this.
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u/PerpetuallyLurking 3d ago
…that’s not true…the Abrahamic god definitely has a reputation for mercy, occasionally, in the Abrahamic religious traditions, but other, non-Abrahamic, religions definitely have gods that absolutely have cruel streaks!
So, in short, plenty of gods absolutely would be this cruel. Just maybe not the one you’re most familiar with.
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u/Scary_Reflection_340 3d ago
I don't believe there is a God.
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u/True_Detail_2945 3d ago
You...just don't believe...in Morgan Freeman?
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u/PerpetuallyLurking 2d ago
You don’t have to believe in them to recognize that gods with a cruel streak have existed in actual religions though.
I mean, I’ve never believed Zeus existed but I can still recognize that plenty of Ancient Greeks thought so.
We have made gods that are extremely cruel. It’s definitely within the overall “religious” framework. Regardless of whether you personally believe or not.
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u/Scary_Reflection_340 2d ago
We agree, there are plenty of cruel gods in the stories people (were) told. I was just saying that I do no think a god that really existed would be this cruel (for no seemingly kind man would be given a series of bad luck this bad, and no kid would be traumatised for life seeing their dad fall out of a rollercoaster, I'd suppose).
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u/kissmestepbr0 3d ago
He seemed like such a lovely person based on what his students and close associates have said. May he rest in peace