Texas Giant Death: Who Died In The Texas Giant?

Rosa Ayala-Goana Esparza died after she fell 75 feet after being ejected from her seat while riding the Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, in 2013.

Rosa, 52, was making her first trip to the amusement park in Arlington, Texas when she slipped out of a car aboard the Texas Giant coaster and fell more than seven stories to her death.

She fell 75 feet, higher than a seven-story building, and struck a support metal beam. Her body then came to rest on the metal roof of a tunnel.

An autopsy showed “extensive trauma of the torso” and the cause of death was “multiple traumatic injuries” due to her fall from the ride.

The manner of death is listed as “pending” further investigation and lab studies.

An amusement park accident analyst who’s looked into similar accidents says how she fit into the seat may be a factor.

“We’re concerned as engineers that we design things that fit people,” said Bob Swint, CEO of Houston-based ATA Associates.

He said investigators will have to look at whether the woman’s size may have prevented her restraints from protecting her.

This is not the first death to have occurred at Six Flags Over Texas. In March of 1999, a 28-year-old woman died after the raft she and 10 others were on flipped over on the Roaring Rapids ride.

In March of 2006, 10 people were hurt in the Texas Tornado when their swings hit each other.

According to the Six Flags Over Texas website, the Texas Giant has the world’s steepest drop.