6-year-old dies on Haunted Mine Drop ride at Colorado amusement park, coroner says

A person riding the Haunted Mine Drop attraction at a Colorado amusement park died Sunday evening, the park announced.

County coroner’s officials say a 6-year-old girl died at 7:44 p.m. Mountain time on the ride, KDVR reported. The Colorado Springs girl was vacationing with her family.

Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park will be closed through Tuesday while an investigation continues, a Facebook post reported. The park declined to provide more details.

The Haunted Mine Drop, opened in 2017, plunges riders “110 feet inside the dark depths of Iron Mountain in what feels like a free-fall,” the park says on its site.

The mountain-top park in Glenwood Springs opened in 1999 as a cave tour, then began adding rides to keep waiting visitors occupied, according to the site.

This story was originally published September 6, 2021 at 7:35 AM with the headline "6-year-old dies on Haunted Mine Drop ride at Colorado amusement park, coroner says."