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State inspector found no safety violations at Adventureland ride where accident happened a day later

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July 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – State officials have released five years’ worth of satisfactory inspection reports for the Adventureland ride that was the site of a fatal accident this weekend The Raging River ride was inspected last Friday. The inspector found “no code violations at this time” according to a notation at the bottom of the inspection report.

Nineteen different items on the ride are listed as satisfactory, including the chains and belts that run the ride as well as procedures for training the ride’s operators and responding to emergencies. Inspection reports from previous years were also released, showing the ride has passed safety checks dating back to 2017.

An 11-year-old boy died and his older brother is in critical condition after one of the rafts on the Raging River overturned Saturday. The ride had just opened for the season this Saturday after passing Friday’s inspection. Altoona officials have not released where the children are from, but the Associated Press reports recent court documents list a Cedar Rapids address. The boys’ parents were also injured on the ride.