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The man who was thrown from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia was found beneath the ride, unresponsive and not breathing ... according to a new police report obtained by TMZ.

The Cobb County Police Department says officers responded to the park around 3:58 PM Monday and discovered 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem beneath the Goliath roller coaster.

Police say preliminary witness and employee interviews indicate Hassan was ejected from the ride and struck other parkgoers before falling to the ground.

SeaWorld Orlando is taking one of its biggest thrill rides offline following a deadly roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia ... and there's a link between the two thrill rides.

Mako, the 200-foot-tall hypercoaster at SeaWorld, has been temporarily closed as a precaution after a guest died in an incident involving a coaster at the Georgia amusement park. The two rides were built by the same company.

A SeaWorld spokesperson told Entertainment Weekly the decision was made "out of an abundance of caution" ... adding guest and employee safety remains a top priority.

The Atlanta teacher who plunged to his death from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia made an eerily ironic Facebook post just days before the tragedy ... and it was all about coasters.

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem showed off a homemade drink coaster Saturday, writing, "i need to make some more of these coasters, this s*** hard AF."

And no, the 42-year-old wasn't talking about roller coasters ... the photo shows a square drink coaster decorated with Atlanta street signs and the word "SOUTHSIDE" across the bottom.

Jane Doe was coherent when she was in a room at the Chi Phi fraternity house with several other men ... and she didn't look to be in distress when she exited that same room with several frat bros hours later ... at least according to two Cornell students who say they were there.

TMZ obtained transcripts of interviews with two witnesses who say they saw Doe at the October 2024 frat party. One witness is a fraternity brother who says he lived in the room where Doe claims she was raped, and the other was his girlfriend.

The frat bro, who is not a defendant in Doe's civil suit, talked to cops on November 21st. Doe went to CUPD November 8th and gave her sworn statement on November 14th.

A witness who says she saw the man fly off a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia says she didn't process what had just happened ... until she got closer to where he landed.

Britny Landry says she was standing near Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia when she saw what looked like a person fly off the roller coaster and into a wooded area near the park.

Landry says she immediately told herself it couldn't be a person ... it had to be a bag that she'd mistaken for a human shape -- but, as she approached the woods where the man landed, she realized it was, in fact, a person.

A flight from hell unfolded in India ... when a portable charger burst into flames inside an overhead compartment, sending passengers into a panic and forcing an emergency landing.

Wild video shows bright orange flames raging inside an overhead bin as passengers jump out of their seats and crowd the aisle ... with several people reaching toward the burning power bank in a frantic attempt to contain the fire.

Thick black smoke fills the cabin as horrified passengers watch the terrifying scene unfold just feet away.

A Cornell University professor is standing firmly behind the woman at the center of the school's explosive gang rape allegations ... declaring sexual assault is NEVER the victim's fault.

Kate Manne, a feminist philosopher and professor at Cornell, joined Alex Cooper on Sunday's special episode of "Call Her Daddy" ... taking aim at victim blaming and the treatment of women who come forward with sexual assault allegations.

"Rape is always 100% the fault of the rapist, 0% on the victim," Manne says, before making her position on the Cornell case unmistakable ... "For the record, I believe Jane Doe."

Pope Leo XIV is facing a health scare ... revealing doctors found a growth on his lung, and he'll be going under the knife in the coming days.

The 71-year-old pontiff shared the news Sunday with thousands of Catholics gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, explaining the nodule was discovered during a recent medical examination.

The good news? Leo says doctors caught it "at a very early stage" and the growth is localized ... but they still believe surgery is the best course of action.

Patrick Clancy and his pregnant wife, Rachel Danis, are taking in the Windy City ... hopping aboard Chicago's 'L' train Saturday, seemingly in town for the annual marathon.

TMZ obtained photos of Patrick and Rachel boarding the elevated train on October 10, with Rachel's baby bump visible ... amid the couple's recent pregnancy announcement.

Patrick, meanwhile, was carrying a bag labeled "Chicago Marathon" ... suggesting the couple may be in town for Sunday's big race, although it's unclear whether just one or both plan on participating.

A man was mauled to death by a tiger after jumping into the animal's enclosure at a zoo in England ... sparking a massive emergency response and forcing the park to evacuate.

According to South Yorkshire Police, officers were called to Yorkshire Wildlife Park Saturday after reports of a man entering the tiger enclosure.

Police say the tiger attacked the man, leaving him with serious injuries. Emergency responders rushed to the scene, but despite efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is being asked to recuse herself from the Cornell 7 case in a new ethics complaint ... after she showed support for Jane Doe on social media.

The National Legal and Policy Center -- a Washington, D.C.-based conservative agency that monitors the ethics of public officials -- filed the complaint earlier this week ... arguing James showed a bias before she was named special prosecutor.

On September 28, James posted on X ... "What this young woman has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable ... To her, and to all survivors: you’re not alone. We stand with you."

Isaias slammed Florida like a "freight train" ... according to the lieutenant governor, leaving more than 430,000 customers without power after the storm tore into the Panhandle Friday night.

Florida Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins described the brutal impact during an interview with Fox News, saying, "This thing hit like a freight train. It was fast. It came in like a Mike Tyson punch."

The Category 2 hurricane -- which has since been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone -- made landfall near Destin around 9:30 PM Friday, bringing destructive winds and dangerous coastal conditions.

The ICE shooting that left a man in the hospital and sparked protests in New York City was caught on video ... and it shows agents rushing up to the car seemingly with weapons ready.

Video of the incident is now circulating online ... and it shows 2 men rushing up to the door of a car parked along the sidewalk.

These men aren't seen in distinct uniforms ... instead wearing plain clothes. The men seem to be approaching the car with their guns already out and, when the car tries to speed away, one of them apparently opens fire.

Panama was rocked by a massive earthquake Friday ... causing massive damage and triggering tsunami warnings.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the country was hit by a whopping 7.7-magnitude quake, with an epicenter that was just over 7 miles outside of Pitaloza Arriba.

The earthquake hit the Pacific side of Panama just before 1 PM local time ... and there have been more than a dozen recorded aftershocks.

No word yet on injuries ... but the USGS did say that about 4.6 million people experienced moderate to severe shaking.

Check out this wild video of the moment the quake hit during a live broadcast. You can see the announcers jump up and run for cover.

You can see the entire building violently shaking ... and it even sounds like some things are breaking in the quake.

This photo shows a pool that's been rocked so hard from seismic activity that it actually began to leak.

The alleged attempted hijacker who authorities say planned to crash a plane into an airport in Israel was apparently inspired to become a pilot because of 9/11.

The United Arab Emirates’ Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi released a statement about Hamam al-Hammami -- the man who authorities say stabbed his copilot and tried to take control of a plane last month -- claiming al-Hammami was spurred to pursue a flight career to emulate the 9/11 hijackers.

The statement explains, "The idea of carrying out a similar operation using an aircraft became firmly established in his mind, which, according to his confessions, was connected to his decision to pursue a career in aviation."

Teny Geragos, who is representing Winston Lee, one of the Cornell frat bros accused in the Jane Doe case, is calling foul and wants New York Attorney General Letitia James to be removed as special prosecutor ... TMZ has learned.

Geragos filed legal docs Friday, obtained by TMZ, claiming James should be booted from the case because she's prejudged it.