December 19, 2007

A Fatal Roller Coaster Ride

Apparently, a 44-year-old Florida man died Tuesday after riding a roller coaster at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park. The incident happened on a ride called the Expedition Everest roller coaster. The ride passenger was seen unconscious in a photo taken while he was on the ride. He was unconscious when the ride reached the unloading area.

Jeffery Reed, of Navarre, Fla., was pulled unresponsive from the ride, given CPR and pronounced dead at a hospital. He had no visible signs of injury, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.

Inspectors found no problems with the ride, according to Andrea Finger, a spokeswoman for Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando. The ride reopened Tuesday evening.

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