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Woman killed on Texas rollercoaster fell 75ft to her death | Woman killed on Texas rollercoaster fell 75ft to her death |
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A Texas coroner said Tuesday the passenger killed while riding a Six Flags rollercoaster was ejected from her seat and plummeted about 75ft before striking a metal beam. | A Texas coroner said Tuesday the passenger killed while riding a Six Flags rollercoaster was ejected from her seat and plummeted about 75ft before striking a metal beam. |
The county medical examiner's office released additional details Tuesday on the death of 52-year-old Rosa Irene Ayala-Gaona. She was found dead Friday night at the Six Flags Over Texas amusement park in suburban Dallas. | The county medical examiner's office released additional details Tuesday on the death of 52-year-old Rosa Irene Ayala-Gaona. She was found dead Friday night at the Six Flags Over Texas amusement park in suburban Dallas. |
The official cause of death remains pending, but the office says the Dallas woman's body was found atop a ride tunnel for the 14-story Texas Giant German-made roller coaster. | The official cause of death remains pending, but the office says the Dallas woman's body was found atop a ride tunnel for the 14-story Texas Giant German-made roller coaster. |
The coroner said Ayala-Gaona was ejected from her third-row seat as the ride began a steep descent along the track's first large hill. | The coroner said Ayala-Gaona was ejected from her third-row seat as the ride began a steep descent along the track's first large hill. |
An autopsy showed she suffered multiple traumatic injuries and extensive trauma to her torso. | An autopsy showed she suffered multiple traumatic injuries and extensive trauma to her torso. |
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