Claim: A four-year-old girl died while riding the Body Wars attraction at EPCOT.
Status: True.
Origins: Four-year-old
Linda Elaine Baker from Galveston, Texas, slumped over in her seat, unconscious, three minutes into riding the Body Wars attraction in EPCOT's Wonders of Life pavilion on
Although an autopsy was unable to provide conclusive evidence for the cause of death, samples of Linda's heart tissues analyzed by medical laboratories indicated that she had probably died from a congenital heart condition known as cardiac conduction defect, which causes disturbances in the electrical signals that regulate the heart's beating. There was no evidence that the motion of the ride had triggered or exacerbated this condition.
Guests with medical conditions are warned against riding Body Wars (and all other attractions featuring sudden or violent motions), but
Last updated: 21 August 2007
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