6-year-old killed on amusement park ride after "multiple operator errors," investigation concludes
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A six-year-old died on an amusement park ride in Colorado earlier this month as a result of "multiple operator errors," according to an investigation by the state Department of Labor and Employment's Division of Oil and Public Safety released Friday. The ride at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park will remain closed until it is re-permitted following Wongel Estifanos's death, officials said.
"There is no way we can imagine the pain of loss that the Estifanos family and their friends are experiencing," the park said Friday in a statement, according to CBS Denver. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to them. Safety is, and always has been, our top priority."
The Haunted Mine Drop ride operators did not notice that Estifanos was sitting on her seatbelt before it began, according to Friday's report. When the 120-second ride was over, Estifanos was no longer in the seat. An autopsy identified multiple blunt force injuries to her body.
