Hi all.
This is my first post. I am from Iceland and I found this thread via google. I am a theme park enthusiast thats why I signed up to participate with you here on in the future.
Following is a written statement from the deceased Andri Freyr Sveinsson family, that was just published in icelandic media. I hope the translation is ok.
"We, the parents and step parents of Andri Freyr, want to send out this statement regarding the terrible accident at the Tetta Mítica amusement park on last 7th. of July. We ask the media to respect our difficult circumstances and stop reporting unconfirmed news and thus not speak in error.
Initially the family planned to stay for 28 days in Spain. On the seventh day we went to the amusement park Terra Mítica near Benidorm and the whole family had spent the day there. The accident happened in the roller coaster “Inferno”, Andri Freyr sat in the back seat with his friend and younger sister. At the end of the ride, in approximately 15 meters height, all security devices for the seat stop working and he falls out of the roller coaster. There was a Norwegian doctor in the roller coaster that provided first aid along with the amusement park staff. In the amusement park there was no ambulance on site and waiting for one took 20-25 minutes. When the ambulance finally came our son died inside of it, while still on site at the amusement park and Andri Freyr was thus never transferred to hospital.
All our children that was also on this trip has now been transferred to Iceland to their parents to get help because of these horrible events that they unfortunately witnessed. Andri Freyrs father and stepmother stayed behind in Torreveija to bring Andri Freyr home.
We ask the media from here on to watch what you report and how your news are put forward since it doesn't help a sibling, reading news that are not built on truth. Finally our families want to thank each and every one that has showed us compassion because of this terrible event and those that have paved our way especially Skúla Mogensen, Wowair staff and Sveini Arnari Nikulásarsyni."
Take care everybody.
