@tmz: 🚨 Christopher Hawley's family says they immediately knew something was wrong when the 22-year-old got off the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain ... and by the next day, he was dead. 💔
Christopher has health issues and shouldn't have been on it
2026-08-29 03:39:48
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mz.poundcakezz :
Sorry for the loss of his life. But I don’t think six flags is the cause of death. When you get on those rides it’s at your own risk.
2026-08-29 05:22:04
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Notforyoutoknow698 :
Who the fuck goes on trashy TMZ for an interview about a family members death?? Must have paid them well.
2026-08-29 05:19:33
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MarkC :
my cousin died at six flags when the haunted house burned down back in 1984. not once did they shut down the park or stop that day. they even went to charge full ticket price when my inlaws went to find him the next day. six flags is a horrible company.
2026-08-30 00:37:09
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𖦹 :
No because if people knew you could DIE after riding this no one would ride it
2026-08-29 22:09:27
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Unsocialbuddafly :
Apparently this ride has had several deaths and serious injuries. Two of the incidents were a week apart. This ride should’ve been shut down.
2026-08-29 23:59:25
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Aqua ♒️ :
But I thought if you have health issues they tell you NOT to get on the ride 😐
2026-08-30 04:00:53
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💙C I N D Y💙🌭 :
you know one maybe two head injuries and it might just be an accident but MULTIPLE people having head injuries proves something is wrong with the ride
2026-08-29 04:29:57
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ArchieGirl :
Their were 2 other women that had brain surgery due to this ride
2026-08-29 18:06:30
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Mytikone :
X2 is one of the smoothest rides at six flags. After thousands ride a day, how is this six flags fault?
2026-08-29 10:25:31
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❤️🔥Vexira :
There is no evidence Christopher Hawley had any pre-existing health condition; (as some are saying) he was described as a healthy 22-year-old. I also can’t find any credible report that he rode X2 more than once that day. (I’ve seen that being said too) And this wasn’t an isolated incident—Six Flags’ own records reportedly showed at least 70 head and neck injury complaints involving X2 in just the 3 years before his death, and multiple other riders have suffered serious brain injuries.
2026-08-31 05:55:55
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seriously_sarcastic :
wtf? How? I’ve been on that ride so many times, and I’m sure thousands of people a day. Did he let his head just slam around? That’s not the rides fault if everyone else on the ride was fine
2026-08-29 04:06:42
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ghostalone365 :
There’s a warning and disclaimer on the rides.
2026-09-03 23:30:07
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lorilondon :
For the people in comments blaming him for health issues..There are DOZENS of reports of people on this ride that fell into comas,seizures ect....
2026-08-29 18:11:32
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chevy22255 :
I don’t think six flags has done anything i think he had a preexisting condition and should of not been riding the coaster to the family it’s a cash grab for easy money
2026-08-29 16:36:01
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Ferrari_Duari💋 :
Two women also sustained brain injuries on their ride last month. 1 is in a coma and both had to have a brain surgery… also heard that tons of people have gone to the hospital after riding X2
2026-08-29 06:31:43
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dotbuster :
This should be a homicide case against the parents. If he had preexisting conditions and his parents let him ride that it’s neglect. And if the person is an adult, he should know better.
2026-08-29 11:43:33
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Mandy :
This is insane. Now we will all have to sign waivers saying they won’t be sued if we die.
2026-08-29 10:04:15
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hotsoup3133 :
It’s a wild world we live in to where now it’s the rides fault and is shut down even though this is the only person it happened to. Unfortunately weird things happen and it’s not fair. So what? Now we have to get rid of roller coasters?!? Very unfortunate but not 6 flags fault.
2026-08-29 07:20:25
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Quei Tann :
I rode this after this in 2024!! Nooo it needed to be shut down immediately
2026-08-29 09:06:42
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MastiffFoster :
I just saw a report about two other women who have brain injuries from that ride too.
2026-08-30 00:32:46
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MannazEsq :
They shouldn't call it shaken baby. Thats not what happened.
2026-08-29 06:05:53
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Rancid :
Still statistically safer then 99% of things people do on a daily basis
2026-08-29 04:47:53
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Dakota Simmons :
They shouldn’t even be able to sue!! They accept the liability by riding all the rides!
2026-08-29 19:40:20
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