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This story was updated with comments from Steve Warner.

A link was added to the state's report on the accident. (Aug. 26, 2009)

This story was updated to add comments that Marine World spokesman Jeff Jouett made to the San Francisco Chronicle and to add photos of the Starfish ride. (Aug. 24, 2009)

6/11/02
4:45 p.m. An update was added to reflect the upgrade in the child's condition, her identity, and the correct name of the state agency performing the inspection.

6/11/02
11 a.m. Officials from Knott's Berry Farm contacted us to revise their original statement that Wipe Out's closure was voluntary. After checking with other park workers they determined state officials had asked them to shut down it down.

6/10/02
7 p.m. The story originally said a similar ride operated at a Riverside amusement park. However, that park no longer has that ride.

5:30 p.m. Additions to text were inserted to make clear that the Starfish ride, not the Wipe Out, was currently under inspection by state officials.

References to the boy contracting meningitis were corrected. The boy has not yet be diagnosed with meningitis, only a serious meningicoccal infection.

This story was updated to reflect interviews done following original publication.

The Iota Phi Theta fraternity was misidentified in an earlier version of this story.

The time of the services has been set for 3 p.m. Friday.

The time that Kathy Scarpaci's mother tried to reach her daughter on Saturday was reported incorrectly in the original version of this story. She tried to call Scarpaci in the evening Saturday.

The original version of this story listed Big Game XLI as a 5 p.m. start. The game is set to start at 7:30 p.m., according to the Hogan coaching staff.