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 Kariembeneath 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.
