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Safety Board: Mechanical defect caused Ohio train wreck
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Safety Board: Mechanical defect caused Ohio train wreck
There was simply no way to make the ride safe enough for families.
The boy's father and brother were also injured when their raft overturned and trapped them in the water in 2021.
The ride at an Iowa amusement park where an 11-year-old boy was killed in 2021 will never reopen, the park’s owners said.
The managers of an Iowa amusement park say they will never reopen a ride where an 11-year-old boy was killed. Adventureland's general manager announced the decision in a letter posted on the park's website Friday. He said the park spent months reviewing the safety of the Raging River ride. The company that bought the park in the wake of Michael Jaramillo's death decided it would be best to focus on other park enhancements. Jaramillo's bother and father were also injured on July 3, 2021 when the family's raft overturned and trapped them in the water. The family's l...