Jasper
4-15-06, 12:51 PM
A German woman who became ill this week after riding ``Mission: Space'' at Walt Disney World died from bleeding of the brain, the Orange-Osceola Medical Examiner's Office said Friday.
Hiltrud Bleumel, 49, also had severe, long standing high blood pressure, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia said in a statement.
There was no evidence of trauma, she said.
The official cause and manner of death will not be available for several weeks when tests of the victim's brain, organs and toxicology reports are final, Garavaglia said.
Walt Disney World reopened its ``Mission: Space'' attraction Thursday because engineers found it was operating properly, a day after Bleumel died at a local hospital.
State officials said Disney reported Bleumel feeling dizzy and nauseous after her ride Tuesday. She was taken to Celebration Hospital, where she died Wednesday.
A 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy also died in June while riding Mission: Space. An autopsy determined Daudi Bamuwamye, of Sellersville, Pa., died of an irregular heartbeat linked to a natural causes.
The boy's had an abnormal thickening of the heart muscle that can throw heart contractions out of coordination. People with the condition are at risk for sudden death throughout their lives, especially in physically or emotionally stressful situations, a medical examiner said.
Disney did not immediately comment on the autopsy.
Hiltrud Bleumel, 49, also had severe, long standing high blood pressure, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jan Garavaglia said in a statement.
There was no evidence of trauma, she said.
The official cause and manner of death will not be available for several weeks when tests of the victim's brain, organs and toxicology reports are final, Garavaglia said.
Walt Disney World reopened its ``Mission: Space'' attraction Thursday because engineers found it was operating properly, a day after Bleumel died at a local hospital.
State officials said Disney reported Bleumel feeling dizzy and nauseous after her ride Tuesday. She was taken to Celebration Hospital, where she died Wednesday.
A 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy also died in June while riding Mission: Space. An autopsy determined Daudi Bamuwamye, of Sellersville, Pa., died of an irregular heartbeat linked to a natural causes.
The boy's had an abnormal thickening of the heart muscle that can throw heart contractions out of coordination. People with the condition are at risk for sudden death throughout their lives, especially in physically or emotionally stressful situations, a medical examiner said.
Disney did not immediately comment on the autopsy.