The “Texas Giant” Claims a Woman’s Life at Six Flags

I have to admit to you that when I was a kid I had a very bad experience on a roller coaster. The safety harness that was in front of me was not too safe and I spent the entire ride literally hanging on for dear life.

To this day I will not ride another coaster. I always considered myself lucky and never tempted fate again.

For one woman this weekend my worst amusement park nightmare came true at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas.

Friday around 6:30 P.M., a woman named Rosy Esparza was riding a roller coaster called the Texas Giant fell out of her seat, hit the ground, and died on impact.

A witness says the park employees didn't take time to make sure Rosy was locked in properly.  Quote, "Her [safety bar] only clicked once everybody else is like, 'click, click, click.'  She didn't feel safe, but they let her still get on the ride."

Six Flags Over Texas was closed on Saturday, and the Texas Giant has been closed while investigators figure out what went wrong.

The Texas Giant peaks at 153 feet high.  It's made of both steel and wood, and it's the tallest steel-wood hybrid roller coaster in the world.  Rosy fell out going around a turn not long after the ride started, but we're not sure how high up she was.

Unfortunately, we do know that Rosy was sitting on the ride with her young son and daughter, and they were screaming and crying through the whole thing.

This isn't the first death at Six Flags Over Texas.  In 1999, a 28-year-old woman drowned when her boat overturned on a ride called Roaring Rapids.

Our thoughts and prayers for the Esparza Family.