Details Emerge โRegarding Death of Puerto Rican Man at Epic Universe Rollerโค Coaster
New โขinformation releasedโ by rescue personnel sheds โfurther light on teh circumstances โsurrounding the death of Jonathan Rodrรญguez Zavalaโข at Worldwide Orlando Resort’s โEpic Universe in May. Rodrรญguez Zavala died following โan incident on the Stardust Racers roller coaster, the park’s dual-launch attraction reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour adn a maximum height of 133 feet. The coaster has remained closed since โฃtheโค incident.
According to โreports, Universal’s paramedics informed rescue personnel that rodrรญguez Zavala exhibited electrical โactivity in his heart but lacked a pulse. Their immediate need was assistance in extricating him from the ride vehicle.
Rescue โขteamsโข then removed Rodrรญguez Zavala and initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) while he was placed on a stretcher.โฃ He was subsequently transported โฃby โฃambulance to a local hospital,โค where a doctor officially pronounced him deceased.
An autopsy conductedโค byโ Forensic Doctor Joshua Stephany revealed thatโค Rodrรญguez Zavala’s death was accidental,resulting from “wounds caused by multiple forceful impacts.” The specific object or โคobjects responsible for the โฃimpacts have โnot โyet been identified in the forensic report.
Epic Universe,โฃ which opened in โฃMay, featuresโค five themed areas and a โค500-room hotel. It marks the โfirst large-scale conventionalโ theme park to open โin Florida as Universal Islands of Adventure debuted in 1999 (Universal’s Volcano Bay Aquatic Park opened in Orlando in 2017).
Following the incident, Universal Orlando resort President Karen Irwin communicated to employees that internal investigations indicated the attraction’s systems were functioning normally, the team wasโ properly trained,โฃ and Universal workers followed established procedures. โInitial findings from researchers with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Servicesโฃ reportedlyโค aligned with Universal’s โคassessment.
Rodrรญguez โZavala’s family has stated that he was born with โฃa spinal disability โฃand usedโฃ aโฃ wheelchair,but they maintain this condition did not contribute to his death.