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Thursday, November 22, 2012  The remains of a roller coaster submerged by Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey might stay where they are and become a tourist attraction.

Monday, August 15, 2011  A military funeral at the historic Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia is being held for the double-amputee Iraq war veteran who was thrown to his death from a western New York roller coaster.

Thursday, August 11, 2011  32 passengers aboard the The Ride of Steel roller coaster at Darien Lake were forced to evacuate the ride on stairs high above the ground Thursday night after a malfunction.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  A funeral is set for an Iraq war veteran who lost his legs in a roadside bombing and died when he fell off an upstate New York roller coaster.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  Funeral services are scheduled for later this week for Army Sgt. James Hackemer, the amputee war veteran who fell to his death off an upstate New York roller coaster.

Monday, July 11, 2011  An investigation is continuing into the death of an Iraq war veteran and double amputee who fell from a 208-foot-tall roller coaster in upstate New York.

Saturday, July 09, 2011  A U.S. Army veteran who lost both legs in Iraq and had been trying to rebuild his life was killed after he was thrown from a roller coaster at an upstate New York amusement park.

Friday, July 08, 2011  Investigators are looking into why a man fell from a roller coaster.

Friday, March 20, 2009  "It's like a roller coaster on the water. It's fast, it can do spin outs, twists, turns and dives and so on."