Authorities in Baja California Sur, Mexico, are investigating ride safety after 18-year-old Gabriela Rodriguez Tezoco died after falling off a local carnival ride.
Ms. Rodriguez Tezoco was attending a festival in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Tuesday night when she got on a pendulum ride, according to Mexican news outlet Expreso. She fell from her side as the ride was moving and was injured.
The Los Cabos City Council said on social media Wednesday morning that Ms. Rodriguez Tezoco subsequently died of her injuries, and the Baja California Sur State Attorney General’s Office said in a release Wednesday that it would be investigating the incident. The ride was seized and shut down.
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The attorney general’s office said “specialized experts in architecture, engineering, and safety are conducting assessments to determine the probable causes of the malfunction or collapse, as well as to verify whether the required operational safety protocols were followed,” as translated from Spanish.
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