Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Susan, here's more proof for you

More reasons to stay off the rides:

A woman lost consciousness while getting off a Walt Disney World ride, which two people have died on in the past 13 months, authorities said.

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"Mission: Space" spins in a centrifuge that subjects riders to twice the normal force of gravity.

Hiltrud Bluemel, 49, died April 12, one day after she went on the ride. A preliminary report from the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office showed Bluemel died from bleeding of the brain. She also suffered from severe, long standing high blood pressure, according to the medical examiner's office.

A 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy also died last June while riding the attraction. An autopsy determined Daudi Bamuwamye, of Sellersville, Pennsylvania, died of an irregular heartbeat linked to a natural causes.
I think if I had a medical problem, I wouldn't go on this ride.