6-Year-Old Girl Dies On Haunted 110 Feet Mine Drop Ride At Amusement Park

A 6-year-old girl tragically died while enjoying a 110 feet drop ride with her family at an amusement park in Colorado.

The shocking incident happened Sunday, Sept.5, when the child was on the Haunted Mine Drop ride at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, authorities said.

The victim, from Colorado Springs, was visiting the park with her family, according to the Garfield County Sheriff's Office.

Clear details of the accident are unavailable at this time.

Garfield County Coroner Robert Glassmire said park employees performed life-saving measures on the child until paramedics arrived, however, the girl was pronounced dead at the scene.

The park's general manager, Nancy Heard, told CBS Denver in a statement that an investigation is ongoing.

"We are deeply saddened and ask that you please keep the family of the deceased in your thoughts and prayers," Heard said.

According to the park's website, in the Haunted Mine Drop ride, riders would be strapped into a seat and then dropped "110 feet inside the dark depths of Iron Mountain in what feels like a free-fall."

Riders have to meet a minimum height requirement of 46 inches to be allowed to take the ride.

Following the tragedy, the park announced it would be closed Monday and Tuesday.

The park said in a statement Sunday that, "out of respect and concern for all parties involved, we will not have further comment until all details have been confirmed."

Garfield County Coroner Robert Glassmire said park employees initiated first aid until paramedics arrived and determined the girl had died

Walt Stowe, a spokesman for the Garfield County Sheriff's Office, said Monday that officials are investigating the accident, CBS Denver reports.

In a similar incident, a Turkish teen girl died after she choked on her own vomit during an amusement park ride.

On Aug. 31, Zeynep Günay and her family were on a pendulum-style attraction called the "Kamikaze" at Istanbul’s Hayrola Luna Park when the freak accident happened. The 19-year-old psychology student had gone to the amusement park to unwind while she awaited exam results.

Günay reportedly vomited and lost consciousness after the "Kamikaze" lifted off the ground.

When her parents noticed her predicament they pleaded with the fairgrounds employees to stop the ride but they allegedly refused. When the attraction eventually came to a halt, Günay was found unresponsive.

Günay was rushed to the hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. She died because the vomit had blocked her respiratory tract.

To add insult to tragedy, it later came out that Günay had secured the results she needed to get accepted into her desired university course.

"My daughter was very successful, she studied day and night. Her goal was to become a good psychologist," her grieving father, M. Emin Günay said.