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it didn t hit me until we got down back down to the bottom. and i said like she was no bigger than i was. like that could have been me. and then i like i lost it. reporter: as six flags begins investigating, the company says it won t speculate about the cause, but a lot of attention is focused on whether rosy esparza s larger size should have kept her off the ride. roller coaster experts say most thrill rides, like the texas giant, are designed for people who weigh about 180 pounds and don t take into account the various shapes and sizes of riders. it s just not about weight. sergeant james hackamer, an iraq war veteran who lost both legs in battle, died when he was thrown from a roller coaster in new york two years ago. bob swint is ceo of ata associates and specializes in reconstructing accidents. it could be something with the ride, it could be something with the operator, it could be something with the weight, it could be something with the design. so i think this is what
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the thrill of rides that take you to the edge. and, ed, the need to turn passengers away because of weight, i mean obviously is delicate, right? you can imagine you can t get on this ride, you re too big, and then someone could say you re discriminating against them, right? you could have lawsuits because of that. then they get on the ride and something awful could happen. so what are parks supposed to do? reporter: well, you know, ultimately to avoid the situation, it s incumbent upon them. many of the amusement park expert we ve been talking about say that, look, on this for example, on this texas giant ride, when you look on the six flags website, it doesn t say anything about a weight restriction. it does say that you have to be four feet tall to make the ride. and what experts in this industry say, as long as you are up front with riders and park goers so they understand what it is they re paying for and what they re getting into, as long as they re aware of what those restr
inspecting them. well, at least one witness, as you said, saw and heard the victim, 51 years old who died at the scene, first ask the attendant to double check the safety bar once she got on the ride and was about to start that 14-story climb up the texas giant ride. investigators at the scene said they didn t expect that or suspect it was foul play, and the german company now who manufactured the ride has sent their own team over to make sure that it functioned properly. joining the efforts to determine the exact cause of the deadly fall just after that ride began. i just know that she s in the hand of god, and my heart goes out to the family, and is we come to have a good time today, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family. they said that possibly a restraint might have come up and somebody had fallen out around the turn. reporter: and she was riding that ride, bill, with family members. bill: that is so sad to see that and hear about it.