Six Flags ride reopens after death of teen

AUSTELL - A popular ride at a Georgia amusement park is reopening after a South Carolina teenager was decapitated by the roller coaster after hopping two fences to enter a restricted area.

Police say 17-year-old Asia LeeShawn Ferguson IV of Columbia, S.C., died when he was hit by the Batman roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Saturday. The park closed the ride over the weekend out of respect for the family.

Cobb County Police Sgt. Dana Pierce says an autopsy will be conducted Monday. Police are still investigating why Ferguson was in the restricted area though one theory is that he was looking for somelthing he dropped while on the ride.

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