Woman Sues SeaWorld Orlando After Allegedly Getting Hit in t...

Woman Sues SeaWorld Orlando After Allegedly Getting Hit in the Face by a Duck on Roller Coaster

A woman is suing SeaWorld Orlando after she allegedly faced a “loss of consciousness and personal injury” while riding one of the park’s main attractions. According to a complaint filed on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Orange County, Fla., a park goer named Hillary Martin visited SeaWorld Orlando on March 24 as a “business invitee.” During her visit, the woman rode the Mako roller coaster “when a duck flew into the path of the roller coaster and stuck [her] in the face.” Martin, as represented by local firm Morgan & Morgan, is suing the park on one count of premises liability, claiming SeaWorld negligently failed “to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition.” The complaint further claims the park created a “zone of danger for bird strikes” by placing the high speed coaster near a body of water, increasing the risk of collision with ducks, gulls, geese and other waterfowl. Martin claims as a result of the incident, she had suffered permanent injury, disability, physical impairment and loss of earning power. The plaintiff is seeking more than $50,000 in damages. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the statewide agency responsible for inspecting amusement rides in the state. Each quarter, the department releases a report that details injuries and illnesses at exempt facilities. According to the October report, Martin’s incident was never recorded. Neither Martin’s legal team nor SeaWorld Orlando immediately responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment. This is not the first lawsuit SeaWorld Orlando has faced this year regarding an injury sustained on Mako. Local outlet Fox 35 previously reported on a child who was hit in the face with an object during a visit on or around March 15. "As a result, the impact caused an injury that required stitches to her forehead and later a development of post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety disorder," the lawsuit stated. According to SeaWorld Orlando’s website, Mako is the city’s tallest and fastest roller coaster. The attraction sends guests 200 feet in the air at speeds up to 73 mph. The ride is named for one of the ocean’s fastest known sharks. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The lawsuit comes over a month after Universal Epic Universe guest Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, was found unresponsive after riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The man was later transported to a hospital, where he later died. Orange-Osceola chief medical examiner Joshua Stephany said Zavala died after sustaining “multiple blunt impact injuries.”

A woman is suing SeaWorld Orlando after she allegedly faced a “loss of consciousness and personal injury” while riding one of the park’s main attractions.

According to a complaint filed on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Orange County, Fla., a park goer named Hillary Martin visited SeaWorld Orlando on March 24 as a “business invitee.” During her visit, the woman rode the Mako roller coaster “when a duck flew into the path of the roller coaster and stuck [her] in the face.”

Martin, as represented by local firm Morgan & Morgan, is suing the park on one count of premises liability, claiming SeaWorld negligently failed “to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition.”

The complaint further claims the park created a “zone of danger for bird strikes” by placing the high speed coaster near a body of water, increasing the risk of collision with ducks, gulls, geese and other waterfowl.

Martin claims as a result of the incident, she had suffered permanent injury, disability, physical impairment and loss of earning power. The plaintiff is seeking more than $50,000 in damages.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the statewide agency responsible for inspecting amusement rides in the state. Each quarter, the department releases a report that details injuries and illnesses at exempt facilities. According to the October report, Martin’s incident was never recorded.

Neither Martin’s legal team nor SeaWorld Orlando immediately responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

This is not the first lawsuit SeaWorld Orlando has faced this year regarding an injury sustained on Mako. Local outlet Fox 35 previously reported on a child who was hit in the face with an object during a visit on or around March 15.

"As a result, the impact caused an injury that required stitches to her forehead and later a development of post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety disorder," the lawsuit stated.

According to SeaWorld Orlando’s website, Mako is the city’s tallest and fastest roller coaster. The attraction sends guests 200 feet in the air at speeds up to 73 mph. The ride is named for one of the ocean’s fastest known sharks.

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

The lawsuit comes over a month after Universal Epic Universe guest Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, was found unresponsive after riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The man was later transported to a hospital, where he later died.

Orange-Osceola chief medical examiner Joshua Stephany said Zavala died after sustaining “multiple blunt impact injuries.”