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Article: MAN WHO DIED AT ELITCH'S WAS ON HIS FAVORITE RIDE.(City Desk/Local)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- May 29, 2002
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Byline: John C. Ensslin and Sarah Huntley
News Staff Writers
John Garlick died tumbling from his favorite ride at Six Flag Elitch Gardens, friends and state officials said Tuesday.
But they were baffled over why the 28-year-old developmentally disabled man unbuckled himself while riding the ``Rainbow'' and plunged to his death Monday.
``As far as we can determine, there were no mental health issues involved,'' said Liz McDonough, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Human Services. ``He was in a great mood. He was having a great weekend. He was on what he had expressed several times as his favorite ride.''
The ride ...