A 17-year-old girl who was critically injured when she somehow got caught in a noose being used as a prop at Creepyworld, a Fenton area haunted house, has been moved out of the intensive-care unit of a hospital and her condition is improving, the Jefferson County sheriff's office said today.

The girl was working as an actress to scare guests when she was hurt on Thursday evening. A co-worker who makes rounds to check the safety of employees found her in the noose. She was unconscious.

Authorities have said it appears to have been an accident.

The name of the girl, who lives in Fenton, has not been released. No further information was available about her condition.