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Situation that needs to be further looked at. i think we worked with six flags and they have a team of people, as i understand, looking deeply into this. most interesting thing is the, i think the weight of the individual and the size of the individual in this case. being a person that appears to be over the 95 percentile size of a person and that is what you have to look at with the design of the lap bar and the design of the ride. we'll be looking for other things, as well. >> are there weight limits on roler coasters? >> certain sizes that are screened. large size, small sizes. those are ri...

Worried that the lap bar wasn't secure. six flags says it's committed to finding out what caused her death. heavy rains caused the dangerous flash flood. this is in apache junction. one woman said she saw a man in his sports car getting swept away. >> his little corvette comes bobbing down the water. he got out of the vehicle and was sitting on top of it. the water was is high couldn't see the vehicle. >> the car was carried a hundred yards. did rescue the driver and he's okay. take a look at what flash flooding did in southern utah. that's a huge pile of debris. look at that. better get o...

The woman was worried that her lap bar did not seem secure before the ride started telling wfaa that the bar only clicked one time instead of three. those witnesses say that the woman, rosy esparza fell out during the ride and now the amusement park in charge of the investigation. ed lavandera is in arlington, texas with more. good morning, ed. >> good morning, carol. a lot of people are surprised that it is six flags itself constructing this investigation. there are no outside agencies that take a closer look when a tragedy like this happens. the texas giant starts with a spine tingling drop....

Walter reese is an amusement ride inspector and safety consultant and joins us live today. >> hi there. >> what do you make of what happened at six flags down in texas? >> well, it's really disturbing. it looks as if either of two things happened. either her harness mechanism physically failed and the harness opened or she slipped out from behind the locked harness. >> she apparently was concerned that the lap bar was not secure. but, you know, a lot of people when they get on a big ride like that, they're positive -- you know, is this -- is this all there is? >> well, fundamentally, i'm a lit...

There are steel tracks on it. you definitely get air time on that ride. there are parts where you're leaving your seat. it's very possible that that lap bar did release when she lifted on the turn like that. >> take us through what happened to you. you were standing at the gate next to get on the roller coaster when it pulled up. we know they closed down the ride. they're investigating. but the rest of the park is open. but what happened to you? did they just say sorry. everyone has to leave now? >> well, initially, they were still kind of confused and didn't really know what was going on. and...