5-Year-Old Killed at Atlanta Rotating Restaurant

April 17, 2017

Officials say a 5-year-old boy has died after getting caught in the rotating wall of an Atlanta restaurant.

Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the little boy got his head stuck between two tables and suffered a head injury Friday. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

It was unclear how the child got stuck at the Sun Dial, which sits atop the Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel.

According to its website, the Sun Dial opened in 1976 and features a revolving restaurant, a rotating cocktail lounge and an observatory level with a 360-degree panorama of the skyline from 723 feet (220 meters).

A guest services representative with the hotel said the Sun Dial will be closed until Monday.

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  • April 25, 2017 at 3:47 pm
    All1g8r says:
    How did this restaurant function for 41 years without a similar tragedy if there was a serious design flaw. I think we need to wait for the full report and see exactly how thi... read more
  • April 24, 2017 at 1:18 pm
    Carol says:
    It is a tragedy but I also think the parents should be keeping an eye on their kids. Why do we always blame someone else?
  • April 24, 2017 at 12:30 pm
    Agent says:
    How about a case for Architects Professional Liability and the Safety department of the city? Unbelievable that this could happen. What a tragedy!

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