Texas coroner says Rosa Ayala-Gaona, 52, was ejected from her seat and suffered multiple injuries after striking metal beam
A Texas coroner said Tuesday the passenger killed while riding a Six Flags rollercoaster was ejected from her seat and plummeted about 75ft before striking a metal beam.
The county medical examiner's office released additional details Tuesday on the death of 52-year-old Rosa Irene Ayala-Gaona. She was found dead Friday night at the Six Flags Over Texas amusement park in suburban Dallas.
The official cause of death remains pending, but the office says the Dallas woman's body was found atop a ride tunnel for the 14-story Texas Giant German-made roller coaster.
The coroner said Ayala-Gaona was ejected from her third-row seat as the ride began a steep descent along the track's first large hill.
An autopsy showed she suffered multiple traumatic injuries and extensive trauma to her torso.