Girl dies on Disneyland Paris ride
French police are investigating the death of a 14-year-old Spanish girl who lost consciousness while riding a roller coaster at Disneyland Paris.
The cause of the girl's death remained unclear. A preliminary inspection of the Rock'n'Roller Coaster ride found no malfunctions with the machinery, Disneyland spokesman Pieter Boterman said.
Boterman said the girl boarded the ride yesterday at the theme park in Marne-la-Vallee east of the French capital, and when the ride stopped, her friends found her unconscious.
Medical teams at the theme park tried to revive her, but by the time the ambulance arrived, the girl had died, he said.
Police opened an investigation, and a post mortem was planned for today, he said.
Disneyland authorities immediately shut down the ride, and it remained closed today.
Boterman said the park was waiting to hear the cause of the girl's death before determining whether to reopen it.
The ride is at Walt Disney Studios Park, one of two theme parks at Disneyland Resort Paris.
