6-year-old girl's death at Colorado amusement park due to seat belt issues and inadequate staff training, government agency says
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A number of factors like a lack of training and not following proper procedures led to the accident, according to the Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety.
Wongel Estifanos was on vacation with her family at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park on September 5, according to according to the Garfield County Coroner's Office. She got on the Haunted Mine Drop, a tower-style ride that "uses gravity to create a freefall," the report said. The ride carries six passengers at a time and "drops 110 feet into a shaft in the ground," the report said.
There are two seat belts for each passenger, but "when Ms. Estifanos, a six-year old girl, sat down on the ride, operators did not notice she was sitting on top of both seat belts," the report read.
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