Woman falls out of Texas Giant roller coaster and dies

[Deberg_1990]

Wow....


http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2...er-texas.html/


Update at 9:10 p.m.: Our Tanya Eiserer spoke with Carmen Brown of Arlington, who says she was next in line to ride the Texas Giant behind the woman who fell to her death this evening. She told Tanya she witnessed the woman being strapped into the ride. She was sitting next to her son.

The woman, said Brown, “basically tumbled over and you just see her son [go], ‘Ahhh.’ They didn’t secure her right. One of the employes from the park — one of the ladies — she asked her to click her more than once, and they were like, ‘As long you heard it click, You’re OK.’ Everybody else is like, ‘Click, click, click.’ Hers only clicked once. Hers was the only one that went down once, and she didn’t feel safe, but they let her still get on the ride. …

“That could have been me.”

Brown said the woman’s young son was in a seat in front of his mother.

“We heard her screaming,” Brown said. “We were like, ‘Did she just fall?’”

Update at 8:05 p.m.: Six Flags Over Texas spokesperson Sharon Parker just sent a statement that says in full:

We are deeply saddened to share that earlier this evening an adult woman died in the park while on the Texas Giant. Park medical staff and local paramedics responded immediately. Since the safety of our guests and employees is our number one priority, the ride has been closed pending further investigation. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends during this difficult time.

The incident occurred shortly after 6:30 Friday evening. Witnesses, like the one below, say the restraints came undone, and the woman simply vanished off the towering ride. Others say people on the ground directed rescue workers to her location.

On Facebook, a woman who said she was next in line to ride the Texas Giant wrote that “the lady whose seat I was about to get into on the Giant wasn’t there when the red train came back!! Seriously! People in front row screaming when they came back that their mom was gone. We waited about 50 mins & now kids are freaking out.”


According to Six Flags, the ride rises as high as 14 stories and takes a 79-degree drop.

[frankotank]

I was at worlds of fun years ago with my wife and two kids. we were in line for the Detinator (A ride consisting of twin 200-foot towers. Riders blast-off and head straight for the sky at 45 m.p.h.). we're gonna be on the next ride...so we're right up front watching the current riders get buckled in. I watched them pass this girl and not buckle her. she was a teeny bopper looking thing and she seemed somewhat oblivious that she'd been skipped. I mentioned it to my wife. they passed her up a second time and I said something out loud to them.....you didn't get her buckle or something. I was ignored. I said something again and no one responded and then they released the chairs in prep for liftoff. what I mean is the chairs are completely immobile and just before they let them go....they release them and they kind of bob up and down a little...until the REAL release that shoots you into the air. anyways....when they did that first release...after I'd said twice "hey you missed that girls buckle"....I FREAKED OUT! I really thought shit was gonna go down. so I literally scream "her buckle her buckle!!!!!" and this jagoff punk kid looks at me like I'm crazy....and casually walks over and finally buckles her buckle. that little mother****er! so now everybody is staring at me like I'm insane! I mean....damn....the girl never said a word....I wonder had I said nothing if she too would have remained silent. anyways...it was rather embarrassing...but better than watching her die in front of us....

[Cephalic Trauma]

I'm pretty sure gravity nixed any chance of her flying.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by Cephalic Trauma

I'm pretty sure gravity nixed any chance of her flying.

until the ride hits the top of the tower and she flies off....