Investigators were trying to determine Saturday how a woman fell to her death from the tallest steel-hybrid coaster in the world Friday night at Six Flags Over Texas. The accident happened just after 6:30 p.m. CT on Friday at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington.
Park spokeswoman Sharon Parker confirmed that a woman died while riding the Texas Giant roller coaster but did not specify how she was killed. However, witnesses told local media outlets that the woman fell.
John Putman told the Star-Telegram in Fort Worth that he was in line awaiting his turn on the ride when the car from which the woman fell returned to the ground. Putman said a man and woman got out.
“They were screaming, ‘My mom! My mom! Let us out, we need to go get her!’ ” Putman said.
Carmen Brown of Arlington was waiting in line as the victim was being secured in for the ride. She told The Dallas Morning News the woman had expressed concern to a park employee that she was not secured correctly in her seat.
“He was basically nonchalant,” Brown said. “He was, like, ‘As long as you heard it click, you’re fine.’ Hers was the only one that went down once, and she didn’t feel safe. But they let her still get on the ride.”
