A 9-year-old girl barreled down the first big hill on the Mako roller coaster when she was hit in the face by what her parents suspect was a vape battery that another rider accidentally lost, the family’s attorney said.

The family is piecing together what happened as their attorney seeks to obtain video of the incident and recover the small metal object in question during litigation.

Attorney Jason Herman hopes the video can determine whether someone was vaping on the SeaWorld Orlando coaster.

Since her injury, the child refuses to go to theme parks and flinches when a leaf falls near her, Herman said, adding that he suspects the girl will require surgery to reduce her scar appearance.

The child’s father, David Stafford of Hillsborough County, sued SeaWorld Orlando in a n

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