The Brief
- SeaWorld is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an Orange County woman who said a duck knocked her unconscious while riding the park’s Mako coaster.
- In a motion to dismiss, SeaWorld said the woman wasn’t hit by a duck, but by a snowy egret, a wild migratory bird. The company also said the woman refused medical transport at the time of the incident.
- A hearing for the case is scheduled for Dec. 8, according to court records.
ORLANDO, Fla. – A woman who filed a lawsuit against SeaWorld after she said she hit in the face by a duck while riding one of the park’s roller coaster was struck by another bird, not a duck, SeaWorld said in a recent court filing.
What we know:
SeaWorld filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in Orange County last month. In the motion, the company said Hillary Martin was hit by a snowy egret, a wild migratory bird, on the day she said she was injured by a duck on its Mako coaster.…