- A woman is suing Disney World, alleging their Humunga Kowabunga slide led to vaginal lacerations.
- Water slide users are supposed to cross their legs while riding to prevent injury on some rides.
- If they don’t, high speeds can cause water to cut up the vagina’s delicate tissue, according to an OB-GYN.
Careening down a water slide can be an exhilarating experience for some. But it can also be riddled with the risk of serious or permanent injury, as evidenced by a woman’s lawsuit against Disney World.
In legal documents obtained by Insider, the woman, named Emma McGuinness, alleged that she suffered “permanent bodily injury,” including vaginal lacerations, or cuts inside her vagina that caused heavy bleeding, after riding the park’s 214-foot-long Humunga Kowabunga slide. McGuinness also alleged that she suffered a hernia, where her bowels protruded “through her abdominal wall.”
According to the lawsuit, McGuinness could have walked away from the slide injury-free if Disney told her and others to follow certain safety protocols, like wearing protective clothing and explaining the purpose of certain guidelines, like being told to cross their legs at their ankles while riding.
The lawsuit alleges that McGuinness was made aware of this ankle-crossing protocol, but not how important it was for her safety when she rode the slide in 2019.
Vaginal injuries from water slides are rare but can be serious
Genital injuries from water slides are rare and can range from minor to very serious, according to OB-GYN Carolyn DeLucia.
“Vaginal lacerations can vary, from something like a paper cut to the severity of an episiotomy or a tear of equal depth,” said DeLucia, who was a recent guest on the new women’s sexual health podcast Cliterology.
There’s been a handful of documented cases alleging vaginal injuries similar to those McGuinness says she sustained, starting with one in 1998 where the patient needed surgery to recover from her vaginal lacerations.
Since then, at least a dozen case reports from locales including Jamaica, Follow Google News
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