After nearly seven hours of deliberation on Friday night, the jury on the Glenwood Caverns wrongful death lawsuit returned with a verdict.
The jury found the defendants Glenwood Caverns Holdings LLC, the parks parent company; Soaring Eagle, the designer of the ride; and the two individuals operating the ride liable in the death of 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos, who died at the adventure park in 2021.
Wongel, visiting with her family from Colorado Springs, died on Sept. 5, 2021, after not being securely strapped into the then named “Haunted Mine Drop,” a 110-foot freefall ride — later renamed the “Crystal Tower.”…