Where were the parents?? A 6 year old shouldn't be on a ride by themselves or not with someone who can ensure that they are buckled in. I always went with my kids or grandkids. I remember several times standing up and telling the amusement park worker that they seatbelt wasn't working or the kid(s) wasn't secured in the seat. 6 year olds should also be on rides that are age appropriate. The operators are not blameless, but parental responsibility also needs to take some blame.
Girl never strapped into seat before dying on amusement park ride
The 6-year-old girl who died on a ride at a Colorado amusement park earlier this month was never strapped into her seat -- and two operators failed to notice even after a monitor alerted them to a seatbelt safety issue -- before the ride plunged 110 feet, according to a state investigation.
Wongel Estifanos was visiting Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, located atop Iron Mountain in Glenwood Springs, with her family on Sept. 5 when she went on the Haunted Mine Drop ride, a free-fall drop down a pitch-black shaft.
After reviewing video surveillance and operating manuals, investigators with the Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety determined that when Wongel got on the ride, she sat in a previously unoccupied seat on top of two already-locked seatbelts, and that "multiple operator errors" and "inadequate training" contributed to the fatal accident, according to a report released Friday.
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