NAVY VETERAN DIES AFTER FALLING FROM 'FREEDROP' ATTRACTION AT SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FAIR
ABC 7 News Los Angeles
Rob McMilan
May 29, 2015
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (KABC) -- A 31-year-old Navy veteran has died after falling from an extreme attraction at the San Bernardino County Fair in Victorville.
Fire department officials said Sabrina Gordon suffered injuries after taking part in the "FreeDrop USA" attraction around 7:15 p.m. Thursday.
She was airlifted to the Victor Valley Global Medical Center in Colton, where she died at 12:20 a.m. Friday
The "FreeDrop USA" attraction involves people jumping off a platform nearly 40-feet high and then land onto a giant inflatable bag.
The attraction was making its debut in California at the San Bernardino County Fair. The ride's owner said the attraction has had over 50,000 successful jumps on a 36-city tour across the nation.
Fair officials said the attraction has been shut down indefinitely.
Gordon was working at a CrossFit booth at the fair when she decided to take the jump.
She was a 10-year veteran with the U.S. Navy, where she worked in cryptology.
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