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The Beach Park Water Park was closed Tuesday (17), a day after the accident that left a tourist dead after falling off a toy. Tourists who had to visit the equipment had to opt for optional excursions so as not to miss the day of stay in Ceará.
Ricardo José Hilário da Silva, known as Ricardo Hill, received a blow to the head in an accident at the Vainkará toy at Beach Park, a water park in the Great Fortress. He was coming down on a chariot with three other people. According to witness reports to G1 at one point of the toy the float rose higher than expected, turned and fell sharply on the floor of the slide. The body was released Tuesday morning.
Beach Park is closed the next day. the accident in the toy (Photo: Valdir Almeida / G1)
At the Beach Park Gate was placed a notice that informs visitors that the facilities of the aquaparque would not work. Many tourists were surprised by the news.
The park advisor said anyone who bought tickets for this Tuesday can come back another day or choose to receive a refund. The water park should be reopened Wednesday (18).
Student Eduarda Sousa, who traveled from Belem to Fortaleza, said she was planning to go to the park on Tuesday. She says that she had visited the park again, loved the ride and decided to come back. The accident damaged the visit because it was necessary to look for a new option, according to the tourist. Still, she commented that she plans to visit the equipment tomorrow.
"If it was open, I was going there today, but it did not work, we got pissed off, but if I open it tomorrow, I'm going there.
19659012] Samantha Trindade, who accompanies Eduarda, said that she did not go to school. would not have the guts to go down in the most radical toys, she says that she did not like that, but that she would accompany her friend. (19659013) "It does not have me hurt at all, because I do not really like this kind of walk anymore [radical]. So, in general, I really liked it here, "he said.
G1 was at Beach Park this morning, several tour groups said that they opted for other visits, since the park was not open to visitors.
The main destinations of the visitors were the beaches of Canoa Quebrada, Praianha, Japan Beach and Praia das Fontes. In addition, tourists decided to visit the points of Fortaleza Center, as the central market.
Denise Farias, who came with her children for school holidays, opted for the Central Market as a walk today after finding the parc fermé. Denise lamented the accident, but said that it should not tarnish the image of the place. "It's a very good place to walk around."
An itinerant salesman, who refused to identify, said that the move was more important than usual. "Since you can not go to the park, many people decide to leave." "Go to the beaches and do the tricks to not be alone at the hotel.
During the morning, the civilian police and forensic expertise inspected the toy where the accident occurred and made an expert in the place. However, the result has not been revealed.
It is one of the largest parks in the world. It is on the edge of the beach of Porto das Dunas, 26 km from Fortaleza. Last year, it attracted a million visitors for the first time. The company benefited from the increase in domestic travel in the country, which has replaced international travel due to the crisis.
Beach Park is part of a complex that includes a water park, a beach restaurant, a hotel and three resorts, the most recent of which opened in 2013.
The majority of locals are tourists from other Brazilian states. São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, respectively, appear as the origin of the largest number of visitors, followed only then by Ceará.
Every two years, a new toy is installed, replacing some older equipment. In December 2015, it was the turn of Vaikuntudo, considered the world's largest toboggan in the category tornado 60, which measures 25 meters high, 240 meters of drastic descent, pbading through a tunnel, a fall and a giant funnel.
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