Teen, 18, fell to her death out of carnival ride as spinning attraction hit top speed

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Guzman, A. (2026, October 22). Teen, 18, fell to her death out of carnival ride as spinning attraction hit top speed. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16230607/gabriela-tezoco-dies-carnival-ride-mexico.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-22 · by Alyssa Guzman

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An 18-year-old Mexican teenager, Gabriela Rodriguez Tezoco, died after she fell from a carnival ride called The Pendulum in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Tuesday. Video footage showed her harness lifting up as the ride reached its top speed, causing her to fall out of her seat and plummet to the ground. The incident occurred just weeks after another fatal accident at Six Flags in Atlanta where a father fell from a rollercoaster. Both rides were immediately shut down for safety checks following the tragedies.
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Gabriela Rodriguez Tezoco, an 18-year-old Mexican teenager, died after falling from a carnival ride called The Pendulum during the Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festivals in Mexico on Tuesday. Video footage showed her harness lifting up as the ride hit top speed, causing her to fall head-first onto other passengers and the ground below. Witnesses reported seeing blood at the scene, and she was pronounced dead after being rushed to the hospital. The ride was immediately shut down for safety testing, and Mayor Christian Agundez announced that other rides would undergo similar inspections. An investigation is now underway to determine liability for the incident.

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🔮 Other rides will also be tested, Los Cabos Mayor Christian Agundez said.
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Atlanta Mexican Six Flags The Pendulum the Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festivals

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Tezoco PERSON · 5× Kariem PERSON · 3× Atlanta GPE · 2× Gabriela Rodriguez Tezoco PERSON · 2× Six Flags ORG · 2× Cabo San Lucas GPE · 1× Expreso ORG · 1× Los Cabos GPE · 1× Mexican NORP · 1× Mexico GPE · 1×

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Her harness was seen lifted up after she fell off the ride on Tuesday Medics were seen rushing her to the hospital, where she was later pronounced dead Witnesses said they were covered in Kariem's blood following the gruesome incident, which occurred at the moment the rollercoaster's camera takes souvenir photos of riders they later have the option to buy. Images of Kariem falling over other passengers and flying head-first into the ride have since gone viral on social media.
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🔮 Other rides will also be tested, Los Cabos Mayor Christian Agundez said.

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- WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Sign up for our US Editor's Picks newsletter to get all the best exclusive stories A Mexican teenager flew out of her seat to her death on a carnival ride after the attraction hit top speed, just weeks after an Atlanta father faced a similar fate at Six Flags. asserted
father → sign → Flags
Gabriela Rodriguez Tezoco, 18, was riding The Pendulum at the Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festivals in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Tuesday when she fell out of her seat while the ride was in motion. asserted
ride → rid → motion
Another rider captured video footage of the moment the teen fell from her chair and plummeted to the ground. asserted
teen → capture → ground
The young woman's harness appeared to lift up, and her body slipped out of the seat, appearing to flip around in the air before descending to the ground. asserted
body → appear → ground
People waiting near the ride were seen running toward the girl after she hit the ground, video showed. asserted
video → wait → ground
Tezoco was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. asserted
she → take → hospital
The ride was closed immediately afterward for safety testing, according to Expreso. uncertain
ride → close → Expreso
Other rides will also be tested, Los Cabos Mayor Christian Agundez said. asserted
Agundez → test → ?
An investigation has been opened to determine liability. asserted
investigation → open → liability
Gabriela Rodriguez Tezoco, 18, was riding The Pendulum at the Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festivals on Tuesday when she fell out of her ride seat and plunged to her death The teen was seen flipping around in the air before descending. asserted
teen → rid → air
Bystanders rushed to her aid Tezoco was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. asserted
she → rush → hospital
Pictured: The teen falling out of her seat Agundez asked the community to support Tezoco's family, as 'it could have been any one of us. uncertain
it → picture → us
' 'You are not alone,' she told the family at a public appearance. asserted
she → tell → appearance
Tezoco had just graduated from the Baja California Sur College of Baccalaureate Studies. asserted
Tezoco → graduate → Studies
'May your smile remain alive in our memory and may your memory always be a light that guides us,' the school said. uncertain
school → remain → us
Tezoco's death comes just weeks after an Atlanta father died in a freak accident while on a rollercoaster at Six Flags in Georgia. asserted
father → come → Georgia
Hassan Kariem, 42, lost his life on the Goliath rollercoaster, which he was riding with his son earlier this month. asserted
he → lose → son
His wife and daughter watched on nearby. asserted
wife → watch → ?
It remains unclear how Kariem fell from the ride, as witnesses said he flew out of his seat and collided with the ride's metal frame a number of times while falling to the ground. uncertain
he → remain → ground
Her harness was seen lifted up after she fell off the ride on Tuesday Medics were seen rushing her to the hospital, where she was later pronounced dead Witnesses said they were covered in Kariem's blood following the gruesome incident, which occurred at the moment the rollercoaster's camera takes souvenir photos of riders they later have the option to buy. Images of Kariem falling over other passengers and flying head-first into the ride have since gone viral on social media. asserted
Kariem → see → media
His family have pleaded with people to stop sharing the photos because of their upsetting nature. asserted
family → plead → nature
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