Yuris Cristel Camila García Manriqueof 28 yearsdecided to spend a different day at a popular resort tourist located in the north of Colombia.
However, unexpectedly, his destiny was going to change forever, after suffering a accident in one of the games of place.
Now, while his family mourns the event, authorities are investigating the previous conditions of the structures.
Oh, he fell!: the video of the accident of Yuris Cristel Camila García Manrique
Yuris Cristel Camila García Manrique lived in the municipality of Tibú, where she raised her 4 year old daughter.
Thursday March 5 He chose to get out of the routine and headed to «Among Flowers«, a tourist attraction located in Chinatownnorth of Santander, a few kilometers from Tibú.
The establishment is known for offering different experiences aimed mainly at visitors looking for rest plans in natural environments.
Among its offerings are cabins and themed tents designed for stays as a couple, with settings inspired by seasons such as spring and summer.
The place also offers adventure activities in the mountainous area of the municipality. Among them, tours on quadricycles and buggieswhich are carried out on rural roads in the sector.
In addition, the complex has a country restaurant, spaces for bonfires and viewpoints from which the landscapes can be observed.
Despite all this, what caught the tourists’ attention the most was the “extreme slide”, a structure more than 5 meters high, which was inaugurated in February of this year, as part of the activities offered to visitors to the establishment.
Due to the novelty that this game represented, Manrique, upon arriving at the place, decided to try it, without imagining what would happen to him later.
The moment was recorded by a camera and can be seen on a video that circulates on social networks.
The woman climbed the slide, wearing a helmet, and entered a kind of gomo.
Does anyone receive me there? Manrique is heard saying, who is worried about what will happen when he reaches his destination. «Yes, they welcome you,» they answer, while a man tells him how to position his body to descend.
«There, don’t be afraid,» one of the instructors tells her seconds later, and pushes her down.
After that, you can see how the rubber acquires a at great speed while descending, at the same time as the woman’s screams are heard, especially when it passes the undulating parts of the slide, which cause the platform it is on to rise.
Until then, everything seemed like an adventure, although a bit extreme. However, upon reaching one of the curves of the structure, the rubber comes out of it and He falls to the ground, with Manrique, from a height of around 4 and a half meters. Oh, he fell!, another woman is heard saying.
After the brutal accident, according to reports The Press y The Timethe woman suffered serious injuries in the brain, abdomen and thorax, since, in addition to hitting the ground, during the fall he would have collided with other structures.
Immediately, witnesses to the event ran to help her, and her transfer to the Erasmo Meoz University Hospital in Cúcuta was soon arranged, with the aim of receiving specialized medical care.
However, due to the severity of the injuries, Manrique died during the journeyaround 9:00 p.m. (local time).
A preliminary medical report obtained by The Time revealed that the cause of death was related to intracranial trauma and blunt thoracoabdominal trauma.
The complex’s statement, the previous warnings and the mother’s words: «We demand that those responsible be held accountable»
After the tragic accident, Entre Flores issued a statement about it.
«In the face of this painful event, we allow ourselves to express to the family, friends and relatives of YURIS CRISTEL CAMILA GARCÍA MANRIQUE our condolences and our most sincere feeling of solidarity,» says one of the first paragraphs.
From now on, the text explains that the company controlling the place is available to investigate what happened.
«Entre Flores SAS expresses its total disposition and commitment to the competent authorities in the verification and clarification process of the facts,» he says.
After hearing about the case, the Mayor’s Office of Chinácota took charge of the investigation. Checks were launched to establish the exact circumstances under which the accident occurred.
Within these proceedings The aim is to determine whether the attraction complied with the technical and safety conditions. required for its operation.
It is also intended to clarify whether there were established protocols for the use of the structure and whether the establishment had the corresponding authorizations to operate the recreational activity.
The worst thing is that there were already people warning that it was dangerous and those in the park were acting stupid ☠️ pic.twitter.com/FSwVF1yjbd
— Bztrd Child (@BzzstardChild) March 6, 2026
Some people who previously visited the place had expressed their concerns regarding the safety conditions of the slide.
In particular, they mentioned that a curve The route did not have enough restraint to prevent users from losing control at the end of the descent. However, in response to each of the questions, the resort responded that the attraction had been tested and It was safe.
The one who also demonstrated was the madre from Manrique, desperately asking for clarification of the fact. “It was our daughter who died. We demand a thorough investigation and that those responsible for Camila’s death be held accountable.»he declared.
