Wedding Ring, Prosthetic Leg Found on Roller Coaster

As posted by Sarah Brealy, on telegraph.co.uk;

The Corkscrew rollercoaster at Alton Towers in Staffordshire is being taken down after 28 years. Staff at the theme park have just started a clear-up to prepare for the closure and were surprised to find a prosthetic leg and a diamond-studded wedding ring, as well as 12 St Christopher crosses. It is not clear whether the leg became detached during the ride or was simply left behind by a forgetful ride-goer.

It is not the first prosthetic item to be left on the Corkscrew - a prosthetic ear has been discovered in the past. Other items found on the rollercoaster site during its history have included 800 pieces of jewellery, 53 shoes, none of which match, 604 watches, 237 mobile phones, 10 items of underwear and thousands of caps.

Russell Barnes, Divisional Director at Alton Towers, said: "As the Corkscrew is the oldest rollercoaster in the Park, we were expecting to find some strange items when we started clearing the Corkscrew area but a prosthetic leg definitely tops the list as the most bizarre. If anyone has any information on the missing leg, we would be keen to hear from them."