Alaina Urquhart

That said, he did acknowledge that Joshua was among the last of the riders that afternoon as the ride was being taken out of commission for what they referred to as an unrelated maintenance problem.

uh with one of the other cars okay he said there is absolutely no way it could have contributed to the accident okay during a month's long investigation into the incident it was determined that the ride had not malfunctioned during the ascent or descent and they determined there was no problem with the safety harness itself

Unfortunately, for all the things the investigation ruled out, experts were unable to identify how Joshua had managed to fall out of that safety bar.

Still, the investigation did raise serious concerns about potential violations that could have contributed to his death.

Among other things, the 900-page incident report describes, quote, "...poor training procedures and other potential problems at the park."

One of those problems was that the ride attendant working the drop zone that day was 14 years old.

Oh my god, what?

Yes.

And the other attendant who checked the safety harness was 16.

No.

Like, I'm sorry, I'm not putting my life in the hands of a 16 and 14 year old.

And obviously, like, people riding have no idea.

The safety harness was not found to be malfunctioning, but was it secured properly?

We don't know.

In response to her son's death, Joshua's mother, Tammy, said she had no plans to sue the park, nor did she believe that they were solely responsible.

She later said, Oh.

But a lawyer on behalf of Terry, the father, said, but I'll say this, if the child were strapped in properly, the accident wouldn't have taken place.

It's a matter of gravity.

Ultimately, they did choose not to sue Great America.

Big people.