Teen’s life ‘ruined’ at Thorpe Park after her ‘legs were crushed’ on log flume ride

A teenager has been paid £20,000 compensation after her legs were crushed when she got wedged into the front of a log flume at Thorpe Park. Top grade student Leah Napolitano, 19, was at the front of the carriage and the weight of her entire family behind forced her knees under the barrier, she claims. Leah, who was 14 at the time, says she was left in agony and had to be pulled from the Loggers Leap log flume by staff when it came to an end. Hospital tests showed she suffered nerve damage, a swollen knee joint, long-term hypersensitivity and soft tissue damage in her left leg.