A 12-year-old girl was found unconscious in one of the water park’s pools and died despite the efforts of lifeguards to revive her. An autopsy confirmed that the girl suffered a heart attack during her ride on a water slide. There was no water in her lungs, ruling out a drowning. Source (in Spanish)
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Remolino-Schlittenfahrt, Fair, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Four children and five adults were injured when the cars on the Matterhorn/Himalaya ride derailed, causing the attraction to collapse. Source
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A 39-year-old woman died after falling between 65 to 82 feet (20-25 m) from the top of the Ferris Wheel. Source
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A 2-year-old boy died when he stood up on the cycling kiddie ride, lost his balance and fell to the ground, sustaining a fractured skull. Source (in Spanish)
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Nine children sustained injuries at a fair in Ciudad Valles when the “Jumping Frog” drop tower abruptly faltered. Source (in Spanish)
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Paramedics retrieved an elderly man from the water park’s pool when he began to drown and sustained cardiac arrest, taking him to a local hospital where he was declared deceased. Source (in Spanish)
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A one-year-old baby died and 10 other people were injured when a tree broke apart and fell 23 feet (7m) on guests. Officials blamed heavy wind gusts for the tree’s collapse. Source (in Spanish)
Read More...Sky Flyer, Expo Fair, Teloloapan, Guerrero, Mexico
Twenty-five people were injured when an aerial swing ride collapsed and fell approximately 20 feet (6m) at the “Day of the Dead” fair. Source (in Spanish)
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An approximately 30-year-old woman died after she was electrocuted by cables of the kiddie coaster, which caused her to be flung from the vehicle and hit her head on the ground. Source (in Spanish)
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A 32-year-old man and a woman were ejected from the Himalaya/Matterhorn style ride after a screw broke from the seat lock. Both guests fell several meters to the ground and were transported to hospital with head injuries. Source (in Spanish)
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