Woman's fatal fall from Six Flags coaster probed
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Patrons leave Six Flags Over Texas park as the Texas Giant roller coaster was shut down after an adult woman fell to her death Friday, July 19, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. A woman has died while riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ian McVea) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Patrons leave Six Flags Over Texas park as the Texas Giant roller coaster was shut down after an adult woman fell to her death Friday, July 19, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. A woman has died while riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ian McVea) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
In this Friday, July 19, 2013, photo, members of the Putnam family, who were present when a woman who died while riding a roller coaster, are interviewed by reporters at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. When the car that the woman had been riding in returned to the loading zone, two people got out and were visibly upset, John Putman told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "They were screaming, 'My mom! My mom! Let us out, we need to go get her!" Putman told the newspaper. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ian McVea)
A pair of Six Flags over Texas employees leave the park as they pass by the Texas Giant wooden roller coaster, Friday, July 19, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. A woman has died while riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Tom Fox) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES
Emergency personnel are on the scene at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, after a woman died on the Texas Giant roller coaster, background left, on Friday, July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Tom Fox) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE BY AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES
In this Friday, July 19, 2013, photo, news reporters prepare for their broadcasts at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, where a woman died while riding a roller coaster after some witnesses said she wasn't properly secured. Park spokeswoman Sharon Parker confirmed that a woman died while riding the Texas Giant roller coaster ? dubbed the tallest steel-hybrid coaster in the world ? but did not specify how she was killed. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ian McVea)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ? Police say a woman who died while riding a 14-story roller coaster at Six Flags amusement park in North Texas apparently fell from the ride.
Arlington Police Sgt. Christopher Cook told The Associated Press on Saturday that there appears to have been no foul play in Friday's death at the Six Flags Over Texas park in Arlington.
Park spokeswoman Sharon Parker confirmed that a woman died while riding the Texas Giant roller coaster ? dubbed the tallest steel-hybrid coaster in the world. She did not give specifics of what happened, saying park authorities were committed to helping authorities determine the cause of the "tragic accident."
The woman was not immediately identified by authorities.
Police say the Texas Department of Insurance, which approves amusement rides, is involved in investigating the accident.
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