OMG! #Socialites, get into this wild story! A 6-year-old boy in Mexico plummeted 40 feet from an amusement park zipline after his harness broke! His family is now filing a lawsuit.
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It is reported that on Sunday (June 25), a Mexican family was at the Parque Foundation’s Amazonian Expedition when their 6-year-old boy named Cesar had his accident.
While on the zipline at the amusement park, which is located in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, the boy’s harness broke, causing him to fall 40 feet into an artificial pool located below the attraction.
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A video of the incident was taken and shows the child riding the zipline before it comes to a stop in the middle of the attraction. The harness is then seen snapping, causing the child to fall into the water pit below.
Since the incident, J Cesar Sauceda, said that the family is filing a lawsuit against the zipline’s ride operator, plus the park itself. The family said they are blaming the tragedy on poor training of the park’s staff members, as they did not prepare the attraction correctly, nor properly handled the situation as it was happening, and the aftermath following.
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The family also said that a tourist nearby the pool, where the child fell, jumped in right after him to save the 6-year-old. Speaking on the incident, Sauceda said that his brother had suffered minor injuries following the scary accident, and that he is recovering. However, he noted that the child is still “afraid” and “psychologically damaged.”
Following the accident, local law enforcement officials said that the zipline is an attraction within the Parque Amazonia that is operated by an individual and it has since been suspended, along with several other attractions at the amusement park. Additionally, a government investigation into the incident remains underway.
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