The Rebel Roller Coaster Tragedy | Shylah Rodden Story

[@EnginemodeV1286L]

Why were the family “outraged” when the coaster was reopened?? It was HER FAULT! She climbed that fence to get her phone 📱

[@jewmasterflex3992]

it's not that coaster made a sudden left hand turn

[@mythdefied9070]

this is the nicest way I've seen a subject treated when the person was 100% a victim of their own stupidity. I feel for her family, but this was just the latest in a series of bad decisions she failed to learn from

[@GLJosh]

Of all the things that can be blamed for this accident, no one has blamed gravity.

[@carlosfixon5077]

Well, we all make mistakes and we all think we are all idiots 99% with our phones 😊

[@trustkillxxxx]

Poor decision …

[@DounutCereal]

As cruel as it sounds to say, she sounds like a serial bad decision maker. Ejected from the car because no seatbelt while also being 'stuck by a truck' usually translates to 'swerved violently from lane to lane' or 'pulled out from a line of stopped traffic into a a moving one without looking' as far as car versus truck crashes go in Australia. And looking at the footage, she just climbs up onto the track with the train RIGHT THERE and doesn't even react to it, just acts like she's out of a hike and more worried about where she's putting her feet. She seemed to have zero care for what's going on around her by the looks of things

[@Commenter839]

Yeah... I felt for her when it was mentioned that she'd been in 2 major car accidents beforehand, but after hearing how she was ejected from her car due to not wearing a seatbelt, it sorta clicked for me. She didn't seem like the brightest bulb out there, to put it mildly. Her habit of acting without regard for the people around her eventually cost her, and while I can't say she *deserves* to be permanently and severely crippled, I also can't say I have much sympathy. This would've been a very easy Darwin award if she didn't survive

[@Alaryicjude]

It seems like she had a series of truly poor decisions. I feel for her family, I've loved my stupid cat before but at some point you need to take responsibility for your own actions. They should be mad at their daughter, not the park. But I do think there could be more in place to prevent these types of people from having their families file frivolous lawsuits on the part of their oblivious relatives...

[@Alaryicjude]

@@Gino_567, that's why the "at some point" you so conveniently left out in order to form a false argument is an important part of the whole sentence and taking things out of context in order to start something that doesn't exist makes you a troll. Now shoo...

[@anabsolutelynormalseraph3599]

Lol its literally her own fault.@@Gino_567

[@dfuher968]

U can only do so much to protect ppl from their own stupidity. When theres a fence, they need to actively scale and warning signs about danger and not to pass the fence, everything after that is on the person, who chose to ignore it.

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

She climbed a fence. And that should be enough to end any discussion. If you climb a fence, whatever happens after that, that's on you.

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

@@Gino_567 What more could they have done but build a fucking fence around the restricted area? Bubble wrapped it?

[@FortisKnight]

Perhaps, but in saying such would say that you yourself have never made a foolish decision, such as speeding, driving without a seatbelt, driving too fast for conditions, having “one quick drink” before driving home, unprotected sex, etc...all of which can instantly have unfortunate life changing results with varying degrees of severity

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

@@FortisKnight Oh yes, I have done all of that. But I didn't fucking blame someone else? I was in a severe car crash in my twenties after heavy drinking with my friends and we totaled a car and we could all have died in that crash but managed to walk away with just minor scratches. That was the one thing that made me thank my lucky star that I was still alive. And it made me change my life because I reckoned the next time I wouldn't be so lucky. With reckless behaviour, you only have so much luck, and I reckoned I had overdrawn my luck account. And I reckoned the next time I would do something equally foolish I would probably die. And It's a pity that foolish girl never had the time to learn something similar from her own behaviour.

[@IdentypicaI]

@@ingvarhallstrom2306people like you are why I’m losing hope in humanity. Yes this girl brought this upon myself. But my god why are you so FUCKING RUDE?! Like god you bastard. Be fucking nicer.

[@EnginemodeV1286L]

@@FortisKnightthat’s all very different to climbing over a roller coaster fence!!

[@peregrination3643]

I appreciate that the opening mentioned two bad car crashes. It really sets up a different tone. Plenty of stories of someone doing one thing stupid or one thing a freak accident, but three catastrophes?

[@RedVinesTheUmbridgeW]

one car accident, bad luck. second car accident, ejected from the car because no seatbelt? yikes. walking onto roller coaster tracks? she either had a death wish or thought she was invincible. hard to feel bad for someone at that point unless previous head trauma is affecting your decision making.

[@codeeater0]

She was also associated with armed robbery’s. Police found ammunition in her car

[@blackhawkorg]

She failed to clear the tracks. She's 100% to blame. Moreover she knew she shouldn't have been there. Probably rushing because of that she failed to observe the most rudimentary rule of tracked vehicles, stay out of their path. Fortunately no riders were hurt or killed by her stupidity. She put them at risk by acting so reckless and ineptly. You failed to mention that.

[@HINDLIP]

she worked at that event probably thought she had AAA pass lol

[@esteemedmortal5917]

I get being young and having a sense of invincibility, but I would have thought already having had a serious accident, she’d be more cautious. I wonder if she had some lingering brain injury from one of her previous accidents that made her more impulsive than usual. That definitely is a risk for people with bad concussions and traumatic brain injuries. Sorry to see most of her luck run out. Sounds like she might not ever live independently again. Yeah but I’m confused why the family was upset about them reopening the ride. She was certainly old enough and experienced enough to know better. The owners did their due diligence and made sure it was safe.

[@HippoPete]

what a childish person. meme of dude on bike sticking the stick in the spokes 100%

[@ToadyEN]

They’re not “freak” accidents if you commit to illogical decisions.

[@couch2558]

I have to admit, I feel a lot worse for her family than for her. She didnt deserve these awful things, but at the end of the day, she made a very bad decision. I hope she and her family are able to find peace. And I hope (though admittedly doubt) this will convince some people not to do the same.

[@SirKenchalot]

But what happened to the phone? You didn't even address that! Sometimes victims are to blame. If this was a child, I'd say it was a tragedy but when an adult does this, you gotta just throw your hands up and say the real victims here were the people on that rollercoaster.

[@esteemedmortal5917]

It’s true, she could have seriously injured or killed one of them. It wasn’t just her life she was risking

[@janececelia7448]

100% agree.

[@melasnexperience]

It's sad that she's not the only person who's died cuz of something that fell off a ride that they just HAD to retrieve. And at least in my theme park working experience, there ARE procedures in place to get people their items back without any hazards to anyone. All she probably had to do was ask someone. A shame.

[@Meatball2022]

It’s a combination of selfishness, hubris, and stupidity.

[@spongebabe27]

She's not dead bro

[@melasnexperience]

@@spongebabe27No, but I was thinking of the people killed by stuff like the Six Flags Batman coaster in Georgia.

[@codeeater0]

She was told to wait about ten minutes by staff, and didn’t

[@Jabarri74]

Tragic but seems like the reaper has a special focus on this poor young lady. She's beaten him 3x now but at what cost

[@Alaryicjude]

I think she was the one with the special focus on the reaper...

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

Serious death wish and acting irresponsible.

[@UltimateGamer34]

All She had to do was wait but no i have to go there myself

[@MeeMee-gz5vp]

People should ask the ride attendants to help retrieve their belongings.

[@CT-vm4gf]

Car accidents, no seatbelt, stealing accusations. I think this incident has probably saved her life. I doubt she’ll ever be able to do something silly again. At least she will be safe from herself now.

[@mandystewart6737]

If she jumped a fence to get her phone, it's her fault.....and Go fund me is for ppl who have lost homes bc of fires and things of that nature imo....not bc someone made a dumb decision. I do hope she's doing well today and is more careful. After not wearing a seatbelt and surviving that wreck to then getting flung by a coaster to save her phone, she's lucky to be alive.

[@serpentinesecrets6771]

I lost a pair of glasses on a roller coaster once I got new ones a week later

[@Noikar]

My phone fell out of my pocket one a ride, I just contacted the park on my friend's phone. Granted they didn't find it but like I got a new phone rather than getting a Darwin award.

[@charliekezza]

A phone isn't worth your life people

[@janececelia7448]

I struggle to meet the costs of my health needs because through no fault I live with a chronic health condition, yet I don't ask for any handouts. Being in a car accident while not wearing a seat belt, was the decision she made that day that left her with injuries. I wonder if she was responsible for that accident as well, because she was certainly responsible for the catastrophic trauma she received when she breached the safety barrier. It's sad for the family that this woman was incapable of learning a lesson; now they will have to pay in more ways than one for the rest of her life. She has cost the Victorian taxpayers probably hundreds of thousands of dollars already and yet the family bleat that the ride should have been closed. The ride wasn't the problem; she was!

[@thedahlins]

Indeed, and her medical bills and consequent care will likely cost millions

[@aaronjames8777]

Been in two near fatal car accidents while not wearing seat belt? Well I guess she’s really trying hard to win that elusive Darwin Award. Maybe she has better luck next time.

[@thedahlins]

Good point! Though, should she be given and honorary Darwin Award? She most likely will never have kids.

[@colesmith7509]

Her not wearing a seatbelt after getting in a near-fatal car accident shows her judgment. Then she hops on an active roller coaster track and assumes the train coming toward her somehow isn’t. It’s so hard to feel bad for people who ignore every built-in fail safe to prevent them from dying

[@elflingskitten]

Why even consider the operator or the design of the ride? Anyone that thinks a roller coaster can stop on a dime has seen too many cartoons.

[@mikaross4671]

Holycrap. Wearing your seat belt is a basic thing. She's really lucky she even survived that. It's insane how many bad decisions she kept making. I only feel bad for the others affected by her stupidity. All for a phone which you could get at the end of the day. Her family got some nerve to blame the park when the coaster was fine.

[@AEONGUERRILLERA]

Darwin Award

[@YankeeStacking]

What youth will do for a phone. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@agauerm]

Probably there was a meth baggie stashed inside the phone

[@michealtimmann88]

I remember reading everywhere on social media that she was a known meth head where shes from, one car accident she was on meth, and the other one she was in a car that was stolen by her. she was at the fair to celebrate the fact she could walk again. not sure how much of all that is true, its social media after all

[@dfuher968]

Its good, the title says "tragedy" instead of "accident", coz this is not an accident. This is, Im sorry to say, sheer stupidity on her part. While no1 deserves that kind of injuries, she clearly has a pattern of brainless and impulsive behavior and have been extremely lucky on previous occasions. When theres safety barriers and warning signs, and she still chose to ignore the warnings and climb the fence and climb onto the tracks with a constantly running rollercoaster, the result is obvious. As the comedian George Carlin once said: "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that". He had more to say in continuation, but u can look that up, if u choose, I think, the initial quote describes this very well. And u cannot expect society to constantly shield ppl like Shylah from their own choices, however stupid, that would grind society to a halt. At some point, Shylah and the rest of us have to take responsibility for our own choices and actions. And she had plenty of warning aside from just plain friggin logic and survival instinct here. Im not saying that to mock her, but we need to focus on these things not happening by accident, we cant keep focusing on ppl deliberately getting into harms way despite all warnings and safety measures. The only silver lining here is, that she didnt hurt any1 else, coz far too often such actions and those in her car accidents do hurt others.

[@lucyr8711]

No seatbelt, crossing barriers.... Not a genius

[@telengardforever7783]

When you're that hot, you don't have to be.

[@alysonhogg6543]

Honestly, ive got no sympathy for this chick. Too many stupid decisions made in one lifetime, i wonder if she has FINALLY learned her lesson? Youre not supposed to take things on the ride that can fall out of pockets, so her phone shouldnt have been there in the first place. Then she crossed safety barrier. She WORKED at the show. She knew the rules. She didnt look to see where the Rollercoaster was, even though she was the last one to rude on it and knew another ride would have started already.

[@markfrench8892]

It's nature's way of weeding out the stupid.

[@burnsy96]

Seems like she thought the world revolved around her and that she didn't need to look for trucks or coasters

[@nancycurtis7315]

Thanks again. I hadn't even heard about this at all! Treated in a very respectful way, as always. Kindest regards to N.Z. Greetings from Dimboola, in Victoria, Australia. 🇦🇺

[@gingergamer3270]

I went to Dimboola on a family holiday once, I really enjoyed that trip. We stayed in this really cute log cabin. 😊

[@nancycurtis7315]

@gingergamer3270 Whispering Pines. Maybe different name now.

[@MoMotivation0304]

This girl has too many dates with the reaper....gotta atart making better choices

[@Beatrix1111]

Darwinism .

[@CherylChartier-h4d]

Not too bright just saying

[@1man_crowd]

Now, let me hear your "Don't blame the victim" once more.

[@josh885]

The only victims here are the poor bystanders and passengers in the car that were traumatized by witnessing the accident. When you climb over a fence to get onto roller coaster track when you know the ride is operating and don't even look to see how close the cars are to hitting you, you're not a victim. She did it to herself.

[@drowningblonde]

The coaster already had to pass her once while entering the loop. How do you f@cking miss that!?! The noise alone would of made you look.

[@Blndbmbshell]

no pity from me

[@TheDylanJoyce]

0:25 Sorry she just has the word DITZ written all over her....

[@TimeToFlushForMe]

Now the parents have the right to say “it’s all because of the dammm phone!”

[@agauerm]

Probably there was a meth baggie stashed inside the phone

[@scuffd9376]

so we are just going to ignore that she was on drugs and fired from the show for selling drugs while working

[@jldisme]

What's your phone really worth that much?

[@HereInWales]

She definitely had a death wish

[@culturedivined]

shes incredibly lucky or stupid, hope she makes a full recovery and thinks about what she is doing.

[@vfel3867]

bro that's crazy ive been on this coaster like 5 times crazy to think that this could happen

[@Kim-ss5bb]

She was always going to meet this kind of end she was a terrible decision maker

[@anabsolutelynormalseraph3599]

Two car accidents and then this. Its sad, but its her own fault. We all know here to not do that.

[@richardc5100]

Wait she survived!?

[@KatClem46]

In the end, the accident was 100% preventable.

[@Raisingkayden]

The fact I went on that roller coaster-

[@johnnyhellfire6]

Woof, she died at a county fair... For a phone ! This is an example of someone who didn't have "no" said to them very often. Play dumb games, win dumb prizes.

[@DemnRaig80]

She didn't die

[@johnnyhellfire6]

@@DemnRaig80 my bad, crippled herself

[@tabby73]

Although I don't blame the ride owners for Charlotte's actions I think it's time to put barbed wire on top of fences to keep people out of these dangerous areas. Accidents like this happen far too often. Why are people so reckless? It looks almost like Charlotte had a death wish.

[@e28forever30]

Who is Charlotte???

[@jondurr]

Is everything in Australia "Royal"?

[@wolfgirl737]

Looking at these comments makes me wonder how many watched all of the video, she lived guys. That means she probably not only has to spend the rest of her days in physical pain and medical debt but also the horrible mockery people throw at her. It was a stupid decision but I don't think a person deserves any of that.

[@boltvanderhuge8711]

Nah she definitely deserves it. Her horrible judgement doesn't exist in a vacuum; she could have easily killed or maimed others by standing in the path of the coaster, and she's costing everyone a ton of money to investigate the "accident" and to keep her stupid self alive.

[@esteemedmortal5917]

There’s a middle road here people. She wasn’t just risking her life and for that alone, it was utterly reckless. But she’s paying a pretty steep price for it as it is; she may never live independently again and that’s a damn young age to be in a care home for the rest of your life. Also, she may have been more impulsive as a result of lingering brain damage from her previous accidents. So it might not have wholly been ‘stupidity’ as much as degraded impulse control.

[@wolfgirl737]

@@boltvanderhuge8711 it was an accident dude it's not like she meant to get hit. She doesn't deserve to be put through hell 24/7 for it. Again it was stupid but I don't wish that sort of pain on her at all.

[@DemnRaig80]

Not like you can stop them

[@michaeldenhartog465]

She was a blonde da

[@Tina-bp7wt]

I remember this accident, so very sad. It's unreal how anyone could mock this young girl and find this accident funny. I send best wishes and prayers to the family.

[@SilentMovements305]

Play stupid games win stupid prizes she was brain dead way before the incident her actions proved it

[@alysonhogg6543]

The reason she's mocked is because she's an idiot. What person with half a brain does what she did? Or the other potentially life altering things she did? She's actually lucky she's not dead already, I wonder if she might be more careful now her life is ruined. Stupid fool she is.

[@Chris-nn3vu]

In before all the generic, NPC "dArWiN aWaRd" comments.

[@RipleysSanatorium]

Truth hurts 🤷‍♀️

[@TrianglePants]

so does copypasting

[@robertsimpson2133]

Hope she makes a full recovery, just muscle memory sadly, alot of younger people would have it, phone is life.

[@SiskinOnUTube]

It shouldn't be that easy to wander around in the dangerous parts of the ride.

[@DemnRaig80]

How was it easy exactly?

[@bigi8025]

No matter how many safety measures you put in place, some moron is ALWAYS going to try to beat those measures to get back whatever dropped out of their pocket. The only way to prevent any accidents like this is to not build a ride in the first place. You can't stop stupidity or stupid people making stupid decisions.

[@mikaross4671]

She climbed a fence into a restricted area. How much more freakin safety do you want?

[@bestboy138]

Apparently the phone was found the next day and detectives discovered a voicemail warning about the impending doom that would result in the death of her once hot body.

[@LLandP]

That is so sad. She obviously wasn't thinking anything could happen. That comedian that thought it was funny, I wonder if he would think it is funny to be hung by a rope around the neck. Hmm, it would only go ONE way. NOT FUNNY IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM!!