An 11-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after falling from a zipline inside a trampoline park. Now, his parents are demanding answers and accountability.
According to the CBC, the incident happened at the Aerosports Trampoline Park in Scarborough, Ontario, on Jan. 3. The 11-year-old was on a zipline when his harness failed. He plummeted 20 feet and landed on his back. 11-year-old Ramin Azizi is lucky to be alive. His parents caught the incident at the trampoline park on camera.
"Even looking back, whenever I look at the video, I can like... I have no words to explain that," his mother told the CBC.
The 11-year-old was fearful that he was dying. "I was all worried about passing away," he said. His father, Sadir Azizi, rushed to his son's side and was scared of an internal injury.
"Maybe he's going to break his spinal cord, maybe he's going to crack open his skull," Sadir said. The boy landed on a go-kart track. Staff did not call emergency services.
Trampoline Park Scare
"[The staff] did not even call 911," Sadir claimed. "There were bystanders, there were some other parents who started calling and providing like, some compassion, and someone took off their jacket and put it under the head of my son."
"Imagine if a kid falls on the go-kart track and the go-kart runs over [them]," he added to CTV News. "You can't imagine the go-karts running right under where there's a zipline."
"He's lucky, and we are taking that blessing to let others know," the boy's father said.
Aerosports Trampoline Park released a statement following the incident.
"We are aware of the incident and are cooperating fully with the appropriate authorities and processes," park management said. "The matter remains under review, and out of respect for the individual involved and the ongoing process, we are not able to comment further at this time."
Following the incident, Ontario's Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) closed the zipline. The spokesperson for the organization noted the trampoline park "had not notified TSSA that it had been installed and therefore it was not authorized."
