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18-year-old dies after falling from carnival ride in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
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The New York Post, Daily Mail and Fox News report, citing local outlet Expreso and Los Cabos officials, that Gabriela Rodriguez Tezoco, 18, died after falling from The Pendulum, a spinning ride at the Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festivals in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Tuesday. Cell phone footage from another rider shows her leaving her seat while the ride was running, according to the outlets. The Los Cabos City Council said she was taken to hospital and died there. The ride was closed for safety tests, with other attractions to be checked, and an investigation has been opened to determine liability, according to the reports.
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Gabriela Rodriguez Tezoco, 18, died after falling from The Pendulum ride at the Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festivals in Mexico.
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Cell phone video from another rider shows her falling from the spinning ride.
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The ride was closed for safety testing, and the Los Cabos mayor said other rides will also be tested.
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An investigation has been opened, and the city's civil protection chief was replaced, according to local reports.
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All three right-side outlets report that an 18-year-old fell from a spinning carnival ride in Cabo San Lucas and died, and they tell it mainly through the video and the ride's speed, with Fox News adding a focus on safety questions and a criminal probe.
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Right-side headlines put the death and the moving ride first; the New York Post stresses the video as horrifying, and Fox News, rated Far Right, adds a focus on safety questions.
Sensational language“Horrifying video”The adjective states a judgement about the footage before readers see it and adds drama the event does not need.More neutral: Video showsDisagree with this highlight? shows Mexican teen falling to her death from carnival ride
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horrific videoHorrifying videoquestions mount
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horrific videoMore neutral: video
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A Mexican teenager died after falling from a carnival ride, with horrific video showing her flying out of her seat as the ride reached full speed.
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Horrifying videoMore neutral: Video shows
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Horrifying video shows Mexican teen falling to her death from carnival ride
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questions mountMore neutral: ride safety under review
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Teen dies after falling from moving carnival ride as questions mount over safety
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- the death of an 18-year-old
- video of the fall
- ride in motion at high speed
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Teen dies after falling from moving carnival ride as Vague attribution“questions mount”The phrase suggests unnamed people are raising doubts without saying who or what doubts they raise.More neutral: ride safety under reviewDisagree with this highlight? over safety
A teenage girl, 18, fell from the "El Péndulo" carnival ride while it was in motion at a Baja California Sur festival, triggering a criminal probe in Cabo San Lucas.
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Teen, 18, fell to her death out of carnival ride as spinning attraction hit top speed
Gabriela Rodriguez Tezoco, 18, was riding The Pendulum at the Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festivals on Tuesday when she fell out of her seat while the ride was in motion.
- New York PostRight
Sensational language“Horrifying video”The adjective states a judgement about the footage before readers see it and adds drama the event does not need.More neutral: Video showsDisagree with this highlight? shows Mexican teen falling to her death from carnival ride
A Mexican teenager died after falling from a carnival ride, with Sensational language“horrific video”The adjective states a judgement about the footage and adds drama beyond the facts reported.More neutral: videoDisagree with this highlight? showing her flying out of her seat as the ride reached full speed. …
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New York Post, Oct 22, 8:00 AM EDT
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- Daily MailRightOct 22, 1:24 PM EDT
- Fox NewsFar RightOct 22, 7:42 PM EDT
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