An unusual lawsuit has emerged from an encounter with nature at SeaWorld Orlando, where a woman, identified as Hillary Martin, was maimed by a duck on the Mako roller coaster. According to a lawsuit filed on Monday, Martin, a resident of Orange County, was visiting the theme park back in March and sustained injuries after a duck collided with her face during the ride. The incident, as reported by ClickOrlando, caused Martin to lose consciousness, and she is now seeking over $50,000 in damages, citing permanent bodily injury, hospital expenses, and mental suffering.
Adding further detail to the case, WFTV reported that the legal filing by Martin's attorneys admonished the theme park for creating "a zone of danger for bird strikes due to… placing the roller coaster over or near a body of water, which creates a higher risk of bird strikes involving ducks, gulls, geese and other waterfowl."
Details of the incident have not been listed online by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and SeaWorld Orlando has yet to comment on the lawsuit when queried by media outlets.
