January 11, 2023, 10:00 PM
January 11, 2023, 10:00 PM
A 17-year-old teenager suffered the loss of his finger when he slid down a slide in an amusement park in the Santa Cruz capital. The event occurred on the night of Sunday, January 8, when together with his family, they decided to spend a moment of distraction.
Amusement park It is located between the second and third rings of the Bimodal Terminal area.
The minor’s mother, Rosario Montaño, reported that once the accident occurred, The administrators did not speak to provide some assistance. In addition, he denounced that he tried to find a solution, but they did not even return the call.
“The owner has to put his hand to his chest and fix those raised irons and tubes. They have to see that because they don’t have the security to work,” he said. Mrs. Given the lack of response from the owners, they will present a formal complaint to the Police.
In an interview with EL DEBER, Shamir Cárdenas, the victim’s brother, reported that the youngest once slid down the giant slide he tried to hold on with his hand on the edge, but when he lowered the index finger of his left hand it was severed.
He recalled that that fateful night, the workers did not know what to do in the face of the accident and for this reason he decided to quickly transfer his brother to a medical center to treat the wound.
“We have decided that if we leave it like this, that can happen to anyone. We have to continue with the complaint,” said the brother.
City Hall inspected amusement park
After this event, the Municipal Emergency Department (DEM) of the Santa Cruz Mayor’s Office arrived at the amusement center to carry out an inspection and verification of machinery.
After the work, Rafael Abasto, DEM official, found several observations. He detailed some such as the electrical system, state of the handrails, signage, grounding and the lack of a plan for the workers in the event of an emergency.
“The park should not work until these observations are corrected,” said Abasto.
Despite the inspection and observations established by the DEM, the amusement park located in the hardware store area, continued to operate and with the presence of minors and families.
Wilson Santos, park administrator, responded to the complaint justifying that the minor did not obey the instructions not to slide in the middle and not on the edge of the slide.
held that all machinery is in top condition and they have security tools.
