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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orange County Medical Examiner's Office released a report in the death of a child at a Disney park.
Jerra Kirby, 12, died after she collapsed at Typhoon Lagoon in August. The Medical Examiner's office said she died of a condition called Myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the heart.
The condition was caused by a virus and was not connected to anything at the theme park.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The death of a 4-year-old boy after he went on a rocket-ship ride at Walt Disney World was caused by an irregular heart beat from a condition he apparently had since birth, according to an autopsy released Tuesday.
Daudi Bamuwamye, of Sellersville, Pa., died in June after riding "Mission: Space," an attraction that warned passengers with heart problems to avoid it. It was unclear if his parents knew he had the condition before the autopsy was done.
The Orange County Medical Examiner's Office said he had idiopathic myocardial hypertrophy with fibroelastosis of the left ventricle, which doctors said was an abnormal thickening of the heart muscle.
"People with this condition are at risk for sudden death throughout their life due to abnormal electrical heart rhythms," the medical examiner's office said. "This risk could be increased under physical or emotional stressful situations. This condition may also eventually lead to heart failure."
The $100 million Epcot ride, one of Disney World's most popular, was closed after the death but reopened after company engineers concluded it was operating normally. It spins riders in a centrifuge that subjects them to twice the normal force of gravity, and is so intense that some riders have been taken to the hospital with chest pain.
Mission: Space
One warning sign posted last year in front of the ride read: "For safety you should be in good health, and free from high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness or other conditions that can be aggravated by this adventure."
Disney officials released only a two-sentence statement Tuesday that read: "Our sympathies are with the families during this difficult time. In regard to the reports, we believe they speak for themselves."
Robert Samartin, a Tampa-based lawyer who represents Daudi's parents, said the family would have no specific comment until they've had more time to review the report.
"Mr. and Mrs. Bamuwamye and their daughter, Ruthie, remain crushed by this devastating loss. They would like to thank everyone for their continued thoughts and prayers," Samartin said in a statement.
He didn't return a phone message seeking additional comment. The boy's mother, Agnes Bamuwamye, didn't have a listed telephone number.
Jerra Kirby, 12, died after she collapsed at Typhoon Lagoon in August. The Medical Examiner's office said she died of a condition called Myocarditis, which is an inflammation of the heart.
The condition was caused by a virus and was not connected to anything at the theme park.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The death of a 4-year-old boy after he went on a rocket-ship ride at Walt Disney World was caused by an irregular heart beat from a condition he apparently had since birth, according to an autopsy released Tuesday.
Daudi Bamuwamye, of Sellersville, Pa., died in June after riding "Mission: Space," an attraction that warned passengers with heart problems to avoid it. It was unclear if his parents knew he had the condition before the autopsy was done.
The Orange County Medical Examiner's Office said he had idiopathic myocardial hypertrophy with fibroelastosis of the left ventricle, which doctors said was an abnormal thickening of the heart muscle.
"People with this condition are at risk for sudden death throughout their life due to abnormal electrical heart rhythms," the medical examiner's office said. "This risk could be increased under physical or emotional stressful situations. This condition may also eventually lead to heart failure."
The $100 million Epcot ride, one of Disney World's most popular, was closed after the death but reopened after company engineers concluded it was operating normally. It spins riders in a centrifuge that subjects them to twice the normal force of gravity, and is so intense that some riders have been taken to the hospital with chest pain.
Mission: Space
One warning sign posted last year in front of the ride read: "For safety you should be in good health, and free from high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness or other conditions that can be aggravated by this adventure."
Disney officials released only a two-sentence statement Tuesday that read: "Our sympathies are with the families during this difficult time. In regard to the reports, we believe they speak for themselves."
Robert Samartin, a Tampa-based lawyer who represents Daudi's parents, said the family would have no specific comment until they've had more time to review the report.
"Mr. and Mrs. Bamuwamye and their daughter, Ruthie, remain crushed by this devastating loss. They would like to thank everyone for their continued thoughts and prayers," Samartin said in a statement.
He didn't return a phone message seeking additional comment. The boy's mother, Agnes Bamuwamye, didn't have a listed telephone number.
