Woman Says Her Boat Had Problems Before Deadly Iowa Amusement Ride Accident

Woman Says Her Boat Had Problems Before Deadly Iowa Amusement Ride Accident
Visitors arrive at the Adventureland Park amusement park, in Altoona, Iowa on July 6, 2021. Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo
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IOWA CITY, Iowa—A woman whose family went on an Iowa amusement ride shortly before an accident that killed an 11-year-old boy and critically injured his brother said Friday her boat also had problems floating properly and felt unsafe.

Amber Estrada, 31, said the boat carrying her and her husband, their three children and nephew at times struck and dragged along the bottom of the manmade river on the Raging River ride at Adventureland Park in Altoona on July 3.