ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — State investigators say they agreed to an internal memo from Universal Orlando Resort, which stated that the epic space roller coaster was working properly when riders stopped responding and later died.
“The previous internal investigations confirmed that the riding system was functioning as intended, and at the start of the ride, the onboard stock had been completed and the onboard vehicle had returned to the station, and team members had followed the procedure.
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Investigators with the Florida Department of Agriculture told WESH on Monday that their findings corroborated Universal’s statement.
“After monitoring the same tests and reviewing the same information, the current findings with the department shared by Universal read a statement from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. “The investigation is ongoing and additional information will be made public when it becomes available.”
This comes days after 32-year-old Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, a wheelchair user with a known spinal injury, was found to not respond after riding the attraction. He was declared dead in the hospital.
Prosecutors ruled the death as an accident, citing multiple blunt shock injuries as the cause of the death.
