A family member of Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, who dies after falling from a Six Flags Goliath roller coaster at a Georgia park, is speaking publicly about what she witnessed. ABC News reports the victim’s niece has described the moments surrounding her uncle’s fall.
Multiple outlets say the niece told her father that Kariem “passed out” before being ejected from the ride. The Daily Mail and the New York Post describe the niece as panicked during and after the incident, including that she called her dad for help. The New York Post adds that the niece was celebrating her 13th birthday at the park.
The accounts focus on the niece’s account of the lead-up to the fall and the family’s efforts to make sense of what happened. The reporting does not present additional, confirmed details in these excerpts about the cause of the ejection or findings from investigators.
