The Cobb County Police Department has publicly identified the 42-year-old man who died after being thrown from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta.

The Cobb County Police Department has publicly identified the 42-year-old man who died after being thrown from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta.

Six Flags has closed nine roller coasters across six theme parks after one person died and several others were injured on a ride in Georgia on Monday. Police are investigating circumstances surrounding the incident at Six Flags Over Georgia, said Lisa Cupid, chairwoman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. Officials did not say how the person died or provide details about those injured. Attractions similar to the ride in Austell, Georgia, were closed “out of an abundance of caution,” a Six Flags spokesperson said. Six Flags did not identify the ride involved, but local media reported it was the Goliath roller coaster. A witness told NBC affiliate 11 Alive that a man was “flung from the ride.” The 200-feet-tall Goliath has been in the park since 2006, described as “an intense 70 mile per hour thrill.” There have been at least seven reported deaths at Six Flags Over Georgia, including a likely heart attack in 2006, according to the Doan Law Firm, which tallies theme park accidents. Last month, Six Flags Magic…

A fatal incident on the 200-foot-tall Goliath hypercoaster left passengers stranded before emergency personnel evacuated the ride at Six Flags Over Georgia.