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18-year-old dies after falling from ride at Cabo San Lucas festival
Gabriela Rodríguez Tezoco, 18, died after falling from a ride at the Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festival in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Tuesday, Oct.
20.
She was riding The Pendulum, an amusement attraction, when she fell and was taken to a hospital, where she later died.
The ride has been suspended, and festival rides are undergoing safety inspections, according to the mayor.
The death has prompted an official investigation into what happened and whether anyone may be responsible.
Baja California Sur state prosecutors are leading the investigation, while the Los Cabos municipality says it will cooperate and support the family.
The investigation and safety checks are ongoing, and no further outcome is stated.
Gabriela Rodríguez Tezoco, 18, died after falling from an amusement ride at the Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festival in Los Cabos, Mexico.
She fell from a ride called “The Pendulum” on Tuesday, Oct. 20, and later died at a local hospital.
The Los Cabos municipal government confirmed her death on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
The ride was suspended, and officials began safety inspections of the festival’s rides while an investigation continued.
- Who
- Gabriela Rodríguez Tezoco, an 18-year-old woman.
- What
- She fell from an amusement ride and later died from her injuries.
- When
- Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. Her death was confirmed on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
- Where
- The Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festival in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Rodríguez Tezoco fell from The Pendulum ride at the festival and was taken to a local hospital.
The Los Cabos municipal government confirmed her death.
The State Attorney General's Office reported that an investigation was underway.
- Victim
- Gabriela Rodríguez Tezoco, 18
- Ride
- The Pendulum
- Festival
- Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festival, Los Cabos
- Fall
- Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026
- Death confirmed
- Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026
- Investigation
- State Attorney General's Office of Baja California Sur
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What people are saying
It could have been any of us. They are not alone
Today, with the same spirit with which we come together to celebrate, we must come together to support Gabriela's family. It could have been any one of us. You are not alone
It is with deep sorrow that we report that the young woman who was injured in the incident that occurred in the amusement park area of ??the Cabo San Lucas Traditional Festivals, and who was immediately transferred to receive medical attention, lost her life despite the efforts of the health personnel