THIS is the horrifying moment a young mum is pushed down a slide to her death.
Shocking footage shows how Cristel Camila Garcia, 28, is reassured by staff that the near-vertical drop is safe.
Cristel Camila Garcia, 28, is pushed down a near-vertical slide in Chinacota, ColombiaCredit: X
The mum-of-three zooms down the slide, before flying off at a bendCredit: X
Cristel was rushed to hospital but died of her injuriesCredit: X
Sitting in a tyre, she is told “don’t be scared”, before a worker pushes her down the slide at a theme park in Chinacota, .
Cristel asks: “Will anyone be waiting for me?”
The worker then tells her that there is a pool at the bottom that “always catches people”.
The mum-of-one is released and she speeds down the slide.
But Cristel is thrown off the ride at a bend and flies through the air.
She fell around 15ft, crashing into the ground below.
The young mum was rushed to hospital, but nothing could be done to save her and she died of her injuries.
A staff member at the top of the slide can be heard exclaiming in shock: “Oh, she came off.”
The ride, which is touted on the park’s website as “the only slide with a bend” had reportedly opened just a few weeks before the tragic accident.
Cristel is survived by her four-year-old daughter.
Yuris Cristel Camila Garcia Manrique, a member of Cristel’s family, said no one from Entre Flores, who ran the ride, had been in touch them.
She said: “So far, this establishment has not contacted us at any time to say that they will assist us with the young woman’s or to say that they will respond.
“We reject what the lawyer for this establishment said, that they have contacted the family.
“At no point have they contacted the girl’s mother or us.
The sheer drop at the start of the slideCredit: Instagram/entrefloreschinacota
Entre Flores touted the ride online as ‘the only slide with a bend’Credit: Instagram/entrefloreschinacota
Initial investigations revealed the ride did not have the correct licenceCredit: CanalTRO
“We demand that the be carried out properly and that they answer for Camila’s life, because she lost her life in an establishment where there was no security.”
The attraction was reportedly closed after investigations revealed it did not have the correct licence.
Entre Flores said in a statement: “In light of this painful event, we would like to express our condolences and sincere sympathy to the family, friends and loved ones of Cristel Camila Garcia.
“We wholeheartedly join them in their grief during this difficult time.
It added: “The company immediately activated the emergency and assistance protocols provided for such cases and initial support was provided.”
Entre Flores said they were cooperating with a investigation into the incident.
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