Thrillseeker claims riding famous wooden rollercoaster gave him horrific spinal injury that left him quadriplegic

A man suffered a horrific spinal injury that left him quadriplegic after he got on his 'first roller coaster ride' at a well-known South Carolina amusement park, according to a new lawsuit. 

Kul Sannyashi rode the 'Swamp Fox' coaster at Family Kingdom Amusement Park in Myrtle Beach in July 2021, when the alleged incident took place. 

His wife, Gangia Adhikari, filed a lawsuit against the 'biggest seaside amusement park' on Thursday, suing for negligence and ultra hazardous activity. She is seeking unspecified financial damages. 

Sannyashi, who also filed a lawsuit against the park, rode the 2,640-foot coaster that can reach a maximum speed of 75mph. He sustained 'an acute injury to his spinal cord' that made him quadriplegic, the lawsuit said. 

The Swamp Fox, originally known as the 'Red Devil,' started running May 1966, and is one of the few wooden roller coasters left in the US. 

The legal filing names Family Kingdom, the park's parent company Ocean Avenue Attractions LLC, along with Leigh V. Meese and Donnie Snipes, employees of the park, as the defendants. 

On the day of the alleged incident, Sannyashi purchased a ticket to ride the coaster.  Due to 'negligence, carelessness, recklessness, willfulness and wantonness of the Defendants,' the ride allegedly severely injured him, the suit said. 

The lawsuit said that the park failed to inspect the coaster to 'make sure it was operating properly' and did not 'adequately warn customers' about its danger 'compared to other rides.' 

The filing added that Family Kingdom Amusement Park created 'unsafe' conditions, failed to take precautions, 'properly test, remove and restrict access' to the coaster, which in turn, created a 'dangerous roller coaster' for customers. 

Morgan Martin, whose firm is representing the couple, told The Sun News that many people have said that the ride is 'violent and rough' over the years. 

'The allegation is that he gets on fine and then gets off quadriplegic. It's such a sad, sad day for that young man, who is just in horrible condition,' Martin said.  

A GoFundMe page has since been set up to raise money to pay for his ongoing procedures and around the clock care. 

The donation page explained that on 'his first roller coaster ride' Sannyashi suffered a C1/C2 vertebrae spinal injury. 

'He is currently a ventilator dependent quadriplegic needing 24 hour care. Our lives have been completely changed but our hearts are truly thankful that we still have Kul with us,' the page, created when the alleged incident occurred, said. 

In a Facebook post on July 26, 2021, Adhikari shared a photo of her and her husband at an amusement park, though it is unclear if it was taken at Family Kingdom. 

'No words can express how much I am missing you. My happiness lies there were [sic] you are. I love you so much miss u always,' she said. 

As of Saturday evening, more than $14,500 has been raised. DailyMail.com contacted Family Kingdom Amusement Park for comment. 

This is not the first time the Myrtle Beach amusement park has faced legal trouble over the Swamp Fox roller coaster, as a woman from Horror County sued Family Kingdom Amusement Park in 2019. 

The unidentified woman who rode the roller coaster on June 9, 2018 said that she was not warned how dangerous and rough the coaster was, WBTW reported. 

The suit revealed that the woman had a history of back problems, but other roller coasters were not a problem for her in the past. 

'However, the Swamp Fox coaster was much more rough than a normal roller coaster, and in fact rose up off the tracks and slammed back down again, aggravating Plaintiff’s prior back injuries,' the suit said. 

The amusement park located on Ocean Boulevard is home to more than 35 ride for children and adults. 

According to Family Kingdom's website, the Swamp Fox 'takes riders on a rip roaring adrenaline rush while overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.'

The ride had to be restored in 1989 after it was damaged by Hurricane Hugo, The Sun News reported.