A CONSTRUCTION worker has been crushed to death in a horror accident while building a new rollercoaster.
Zachary Alesky, 20, was killed at the Adventureland theme park in Iowa after slipping on ice while carrying a steel beam.
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Alesky was part of the contract team working to build the Flying Viking.
While carrying a steel beam for the coaster, Alesky slipped and fell on ice, according to a spokesperson for the family.
The beam landed on him, crushing his chest.
Alesky was contracted by SkyHigh Coasters, a local company contracted by the theme park, to build rides.
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The contractor was the son-in-law of the SkyHigh Coaster owner.
Emergency responders performed "life-saving measures" to Alesky, which initially revived him.
Police said: "Officers were called to a medical of a 20-year-old male, of Illinois, who fell on the ice & was not breathing."
"There is currently nothing suspicious about the death. This is an open investigation, pending an autopsy."
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According to KCCI, the employee was revived at the park - he died later in the hospital while in surgery.
The theme park's history
Adventureland's parent company, Palace Entertainment, owned by Parques Reunidos in Madrid, Spain, released a statement about the worker's death.
"We are saddened by this tragic accident involving a contractor performing work at Adventureland Resort and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and coworkers."
The company purchased the park in December 2021, according to The Des Moines Register.
In July 2021, a family visiting the park endured tragedy after a raft they were on flipped over in the park's Raging River.
Michael Jaramillo, 11, died after being submerged by the raft.
The family trip was planned to celebrate Michael's brother's birthday.
"I see the silhouettes of my sons trying to grab each other, grab us," David Sr., Michael's father, told Good Morning America.
"I'm drowning," he continued. "The river was so intense, it was like a suction."
David Sr. and his wife, Sabrina, niece, Mila, and youngest son, Gus, escaped the treacherous waters.
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David Jr., 16, the oldest brother whose birthday they were celebrating, was helped out by the theme park's staff.
He spent a month in the hospital after sustaining critical injuries on the ride.
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